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5. Muffin walloper. Used to describe: An older, unmarried woman who gossips a lot. This colorful slang was commonly used in the Victorian era to describe unmarried old ladies who would gossip ...
A cholo or chola is a member of a Chicano and Latino subculture or lifestyle associated with a particular set of dress, behavior, and worldview which originated in Los Angeles. [1] A veterano or veterana is an older member of the same subculture. [2] [3] [4] Other terms referring to male members of the subculture may include vato and vato loco.
Young woman in 1980 wearing a low-cut spaghetti strap dress. The early 1980s witnessed a backlash against the brightly colored disco fashions of the late 1970s in favor of a minimalist approach to fashion, with less emphasis on accessories. In the US and Europe, practicality was considered just as much as aesthetics.
Their choice in clothing was largely drawn from a common understanding of the empowering aesthetic of working-class attire, rather than a cohesive association with similarly dressed individuals. [18] Many greasers were in motorcycle clubs or in street gangs—and conversely, some gang members and bikers dressed like greasers—though such ...
1987 Oscars. Ringwald stunned on the red carpet wearing a black Chanel gown. She confessed to Harper Bazaar she still has the look in her closet. “I love the dress,” she gushed. “I think it ...
A woman wearing a rah-rah skirt in the United Kingdom.. The rah-rah (or ra-ra) skirt is a short flounced layered skirt that originated in cheerleading and became a popular fashion trend among teenage girls in the early 1980s.
Ah, the '80s, a time some of us remember fondly or not at all. But if you remember anything beyond the brief, awful neon clothing trend, Izod shirts with designer jeans, and bad hair of all sorts ...
Easy going; jovial; cheerful e.g. One movie reviewer refer to the hero of a film A Stranger from Somewhere as a Breezy Westerner [53] brillo Someone who lives fast and is a big spender [5] broad. Main article: Woman. Expression used solely by men to refer to a woman and widely considered offensive by women [56] bronx cheer. Main article:Blowing ...