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speleobopper

speleobopper noun: a careless and inadequately prepared, often teenaged, caver.

Noun

speleobopper (plural speleoboppers)

  1. (derogatory, informal) A careless and inadequately prepared, often teenaged, caver.
    • People who treat caves with such little respect have come to be known as “speleoboppers.” They ruin caves by breaking off the formations for souvenirs and can prompt cave owners to prohibit all use of them by the public. Serious cavers would advise speleoboppers to visit commercial caves where...1976 April 16, Steve Candelora, “Exploration of the Dark Unknown”, in The Review, University of Delaware, volume 99, number 48, page 12
    • Speleoboppers apparently have little or no knowledge of caving techniques or safety, show little or no respect for the cave, and often act foolishly […]1977, Ronald Edward Zuber, A Compendium of Components Relevant to Cave Resource Management, page 24

Examples of speleobopper in a sentence

  • Serious cavers would advise speleoboppers to visit commercial caves where guided tours are given.1976 April 16, Steve Candelora, “Exploration of the Dark Unknown”, in The Review, University of Delaware, volume 99, number 48, page 12:
  • Secondly, some of the caves were relatively close to large populations of “speleoboppers.”1992, Louise D. Hose, “Secrecy: An Alternative and Successful Model for Cave Exploration”, in The NSS Bulletin, volume 54, number 1, page...

Forms of speleobopper

pluralspeleoboppers

Origin of speleobopper

Blend of speleo- + teenybopper.

Questions about speleobopper

What does speleobopper mean?
Speleobopper means a careless and inadequately prepared, often teenaged, caver.
How do you use speleobopper in a sentence?
Serious cavers would advise speleoboppers to visit commercial caves where guided tours are given.
What part of speech is speleobopper?
Speleobopper is a noun.
What is the plural of speleobopper?
The plural of speleobopper is speleoboppers.

Words near speleobopper in the dictionary

  1. speleo-
  2. speleobiological
  3. speleobiologist
  4. speleobiologists
  5. speleobiology
  6. speleobopper
  7. speleoboppers
  8. speleofact
  9. speleogen
  10. speleogenesis
  11. speleogenic

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