"modern girl" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Categories (topical): Fashion, Female people Categories (place): Japan
    Sense id: en-modern_girl-en-noun-FEFcR4A2 Disambiguation of Fashion: 87 13 Disambiguation of Female people: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japan: 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see modern, girl. Synonyms: moga Related terms: flapper
    Sense id: en-modern_girl-en-noun-Dym96843

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for modern girl meaning in English (1.9kB)

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