"Grobanite" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-Grobanite.ogg [Australia] Forms: Grobanites [plural]
Etymology: Groban + -ite Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Groban|ite}} Groban + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} Grobanite (plural Grobanites)
  1. (slang) A fan of American musician Josh Groban. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fans (people), Music

Inflected forms

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