"bra burner" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-bra burner.ogg [Australia] Forms: bra burners [plural]
Etymology: After protests against bras and other emblems of femininity in the 1960s; see Bra burning. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bra burner (plural bra burners)
  1. (derogatory, slang) A strident feminist. Wikipedia link: Bra burning Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Feminism, People Related terms: bra-burning

Inflected forms

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