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theater kid

theater kid noun: a school student who has a great affinity for theater (drama).

Noun

theater kid (plural theater kids)

  1. (US, informal) A school student who has a great affinity for theater (drama).
    • Here’s Cooley, defending his geek cred over the clamorous strains of Donna Summer and chiptune: “People definitely thought I was weird, because of my eccentric interests. I wore anime shirts, and I was a theater kid, and I was friends with all the girls who had rainbow hair.”2023 April 26, Michael Paulson, quoting Justin Cooley, “Meet the 19-Year-Old ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Actor Who’s Charming Broadway”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of theater kid

pluraltheater kids
alternative UKtheatre kid

Questions about theater kid

What does theater kid mean?
Theater kid means a school student who has a great affinity for theater (drama).
What part of speech is theater kid?
Theater kid is a noun.
What is the plural of theater kid?
The plural of theater kid is theater kids.

Words near theater kid in the dictionary

  1. theasaponins
  2. theat
  3. theat.
  4. theater
  5. theater in the round
  6. theater kid
  7. theater kids
  8. theater of war
  9. theater-core
  10. theater-goer
  11. theater-goers

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