Alternateen
//ɔlˈtɝ.nəˌtin// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
Example
More examples"Even if you’re a cynical, pierced, and multiply-tattooed alterna-teen, you won’t have a dry eye after this one."
Etymology
US circa 1990, blend of alternative + teen, around popularization of alternative rock in early 1990s.
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