alternateen
UK/ɒlˈtɜː(ɹ).nəˌtin/US/ɔlˈtɝ.nəˌtin/
alternateen noun: a teenager with an interest in alternative rock and the associated youth counterculture, particularly with visible markers such as piercings.
Noun
alternateen (plural alternateens)
- A teenager with an interest in alternative rock and the associated youth counterculture, particularly with visible markers such as piercings.
- Even if you’re a cynical, pierced, and multiply-tattooed alterna-teen, you won’t have a dry eye after this one.2003, Jim DeRogatis, Milk It: Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the ’90s,, Da Capo Press, page 83
- By the time high school rolled around, I had become a sullen alternateen who wore a lot of black and was perpetually growing her bangs out.2011, Tracy Nectoux, Out Behind the Desk, page 122
Forms of alternateen
| plural | alternateens |
|---|---|
| alternative form | alterna-teen |
Origin of alternateen
US circa 1990, blend of alternative + teen, around popularization of alternative rock in early 1990s.
Questions about alternateen
- What does alternateen mean?
- Alternateen means a teenager with an interest in alternative rock and the associated youth counterculture, particularly with visible markers such as piercings.
- What part of speech is alternateen?
- Alternateen is a noun.
- How do you pronounce alternateen?
- Alternateen is pronounced /ɒlˈtɜː(ɹ).nəˌtin/ (UK).
- What is the plural of alternateen?
- The plural of alternateen is alternateens.
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