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語源

US circa 1990, blend of alternative +‎ teen, around popularization of alternative rock in early 1990s.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ɒlˈtɜː(ɹ).nəˌtin, /ɔːlˈtɜː(ɹ).nəˌtin/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ɔlˈtɝ.nəˌtin/

名詞

alternateen (plural alternateens)

1. A teenager with an interest in alternative rock and the associated youth counterculture, particularly with visible markers such as piercings.
   • 2003, Jim DeRogatis, Milk It: Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the ’90s,, Da Capo Press, page 83:

     Even if you’re a cynical, pierced, and multiply-tattooed alterna-teen, you won’t have a dry eye after this one.

   • 2011, Tracy Nectoux, Out Behind the Desk, page 122:

     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.

参考

• emo
• goth
• hipster
• indie
• punk