A groupie is a person who tries to get close to a famous person to have closeness or intimacy with them.
The Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ) does not include the term groupie - of English origin - in its dictionary. The Urgent Spanish Foundation (Fundéu BBVA) , for its part, recommends group adaptation.
A groupie or grupi is a person who admires a famous person and wants to be intimate with him . Generally, the idea is linked to a female follower of a singer or a musical band .
Groupies, therefore, are willing to travel to attend their idols' concerts and do everything they can to get closer to them. They can remain at the door of a hotel for hours; follow the musicians to a bar, restaurant or nightclub; or try to access your dressing room (dressing room).
When writing a text in Spanish, it is recommended to use the aforementioned grupi adaptation. If for some reason it is necessary to resort to the original term, it is convenient to highlight it in italics to indicate that it is an Anglicism; On platforms that do not have this format , it is advisable to enclose the word in quotes.
Some considerations about groupies
It is very important to note that the term groupie does not refer only to a woman, nor does it necessarily indicate that it is someone who is a teenager or young person. Likewise, a groupie can have feelings towards a singer, regardless of their sex, since this concept is in no way linked to heterosexuality . Although these clarifications exist in the depths of the language, they are still often overlooked in popular language today.
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The fact that the word groupie is associated in everyday speech exclusively with a girl who is willing to leave everything behind to pursue her prince charming does not contribute to the image of women; It is not realistic anyway, since there are groupies of all possible sexes and sexual orientations.
Rock stars usually have groupies.
Different contexts
The idea of groupie is linked to the concept of fan (fanatic). Typically, the notion of groupie is used when there is a desire to achieve sexual or emotional intimacy with the figure, although it can also be related to unconditional admiration .
Therefore, a groupie can be a woman who sleeps with her idol to show off that action or to obtain some benefit (such as tickets to concerts or autographs), but also a follower of an artist or even a friend of the celebrity in question. It all depends on the context and the nuance given to the expression.
Nancy Spungen, one of the most famous groupies
One of the most famous groupies in history was the American Nancy Spungen . At 17 years old, she left her home in Pennsylvania and moved to New York , becoming a groupie for bands like The Ramones and The New York Dolls .
Following the members of The Heartbreakers , she traveled to England , where she met the members of the Sex Pistols and ended up establishing a romantic relationship with Sid Vicious , bassist of this group. Sid and Nancy had a traumatic and violent bond, marked by drug addiction, which ended with the murder of Spungen in 1978 , allegedly at the hands of the musician.