Bowieite
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A rhodium-iridium-platinum sulfide mineral. uncountable
- 2 A fan of English musician and actor David Bowie (1947–2016).
"The glam following at Pip's led by a posse of Bowieites who were moving very cautiously towards punk, preferred a touch of showbiz flash and banter, while the more serious punks, to whom flash and banter was anathema, favoured the low key approach of Joy Division."
Example
More examples"The glam following at Pip's led by a posse of Bowieites who were moving very cautiously towards punk, preferred a touch of showbiz flash and banter, while the more serious punks, to whom flash and banter was anathema, favoured the low key approach of Joy Division."
Etymology
From Bowie + -ite, after Scottish geologist Stanley Bowie (1917–2008).
From (David) Bowie + -ite.
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