Meaning of Sinatratic | Babel Free

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A fan of American singer and actor Frank Sinatra (1915–1998).

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Examples

“Sinatratics, as they’ve been called, are very eloquent about Frank, and thirteen-year-old Irene persuaded the dignified welfare worker in charge to take her to the theater to hear Frank.”

“Alexander J. Dorogokupetz took aim from the third row center and splattered a raw egg in Frank’s face. […] Before Dorogokupetz could fling his fourth missile, irate Sinatratics pounced on him, threatening to scratch his eyes out and pull his arms out of their sockets.”

“At one point during the height of the frenzy, grab-happy “Sinatratics” (above) ruined four of Frank’s expensive suits in a matter of days.”

“Elements of the press were naturally sceptical about Frank’s effect on the predominantly teenage female fans. George Tucker of Associated Press wrote somewhat cynically asking if someone was paying for these girls to demonstrate. This got George Evans into a flurry of self-righteous indignation; he even offered to give $1,000 to charity if anyone could prove that he paid the girls. He did, however, admit he took some of the Sinatratics (as he christened them) to the basement of the Paramount [Theatre] to coach them to know exactly when to scream.”

“Why did parents, parents’ parents pretend you were the Scourge of Hell, corrupting sweet young daughters? They forgot “Moonlight Swoonatra” rubbing against the microphone while bobby-soxers swooned, all those sweet young “Sinatratics” throwing bras and panties at Frankie Boy.”

“Between 1943 and 1948, Sinatra earned 63 chart hits (of which four went to #1)—records purchased by the Sinatratics who would queue for hours before concerts and even, as in a sensational 1944 mob scene before the Paramount Theatre in New York City, riot in their desperation to see the idol live (Kaplan 2010, 230–31).”

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