alternateen
noun/ɒlˈtɜː(ɹ).nəˌtin/UK/ɔlˈtɝ.nəˌtin/US
Etymology
US circa 1990, blend of alternative + teen, around popularization of alternative rock in early 1990s.
Definitions
A teenager with an interest in alternative rock and the associated youth counterculture,…
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.
- By the time high school rolled around, I had become a sullen alternateen who wore a lot of black and was perpetually growing her bangs out.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA