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'''Girly girl''' is a derogatory [[slang]] term for a girl that chooses to [[clothing|dress]] and behave in a traditionally "feminine" style, such as wearing pink or floral [[dress]]es, [[blouse]]s and [[skirt]]s, wearing [[make-up]], talking about [[personal relationship|relationships]] and other activities which are associated with the traditional [[gender role]] of a girl. |
'''Girly girl''' is a derogatory [[slang]] term for a girl that chooses to [[clothing|dress]] and behave in a traditionally "feminine" style, such as wearing pink or floral [[dress]]es, [[blouse]]s and [[skirt]]s, wearing [[make-up]], talking about [[personal relationship|relationships]] and other activities which are associated with the traditional [[gender role]] of a girl. |
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The term has become more common as a term of disdain or abuse among some girls since the "second wave" of [[feminism]] in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s|'70s]], after which [[unisex]] clothing and/or behaviour started to become more dominant among females. Other girls have defended the girly girls as they have chosen to be the way they are and lifestyle is based on choice. |
The term has become more common as a term of disdain or abuse among some girls (and some boys) since the "second wave" of [[feminism]] in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s|'70s]], after which [[unisex]] clothing and/or behaviour started to become more dominant among females. Other girls have defended the girly girls as they have chosen to be the way they are and lifestyle is based on choice. |
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''See also:'' [[Tomboy]], [[femme]] |
''See also:'' [[Tomboy]], [[femme]] |
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Revision as of 10:45, 25 May 2003
Girly girl is a derogatory slang term for a girl that chooses to dress and behave in a traditionally "feminine" style, such as wearing pink or floral dresses, blouses and skirts, wearing make-up, talking about relationships and other activities which are associated with the traditional gender role of a girl.
The term has become more common as a term of disdain or abuse among some girls (and some boys) since the "second wave" of feminism in the 1960s and '70s, after which unisex clothing and/or behaviour started to become more dominant among females. Other girls have defended the girly girls as they have chosen to be the way they are and lifestyle is based on choice.