clean teen

Definitions

A teenager or youth who avoids or eschews drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, and other vices.

US, slang, uncommon

Examples

“Another "clean⟳ teen" romance which will appeal to the same readers as the other 68 in this series.”

“Much, though not all, of the earlier antagonism to rock and roll had ebbed, in part because of a whole host⟳ of 'clean⟳ teen' singers like⟳ Pat Boone had sanitized the genre.”

“Annette's identity as a clean⟳ teen fit perfectly with the Beach Party films, which took advantage of her girl-next-door image.”

“He derides the fact that clean⟳ teen idols, typified by Fabian, owed their success to the younger audiences, ...”

“The late 1960s witnessed the emergence of films diametrically opposed to the "clean⟳ teen" beach productions and other innocuous fare of the early part of the decade, ...”

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