"modern girl" meaning in All languages combined

See modern girl on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: modern girls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} modern girl (plural modern girls)
  1. (historical) A Japanese woman who followed westernized fashions and lifestyles in the period after World War I. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-modern_girl-en-noun-FEFcR4A2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fashion, Female people, Japan Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Fashion: 100 0 Disambiguation of Female people: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japan: 76 24
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see modern, girl. Synonyms: moga Related terms: flapper
    Sense id: en-modern_girl-en-noun-Dym96843 Categories (other): Female people Disambiguation of Female people: 50 50

Inflected forms

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