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speleoboppers

speleoboppers is the plural of speleobopper.

Meaning of speleobopper

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

Questions about speleoboppers

What is speleoboppers the plural of?
Speleoboppers is the plural of speleobopper.

Words near speleoboppers in the dictionary

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

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