"コギャル" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ko̞ɡʲa̠ɾɯ̟] Forms: kogyaru [romanization]
Etymology: First appeared in the early 1990s, especially after the term’s popularisation in the 1993 Late-Night TV Special “Za kogyaru naito” (The Kogal Night), though other theories regarding the term's derivation exist. A likely derivation is attributed to teenage girls dressing as ボディコン (Bodikon women) at discothéques in the early 1990s, therefore being a slang abbreviation to indicate the many young women who was underage in these discos. * From 高校生 (kōkōsei, “high-school student”) + ギャル (gyaru, “gal, young woman”, originally referring to someone not a minor). * From 格好 (kakkō, “appearance, seeming”) + ギャル (gyaru). Another possible derivation is attributed to the mass media. * From 子 (ko, “child; young; small”) + ギャル (gyaru). The gyaru portion in all of these is a borrowing from English gal. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|en|gal}} English gal Head templates: {{ja-noun}} コギャル • (kogyaru)
  1. a teenage girl participating in the kogal subculture in Japan Wikipedia link: Kogal, ja:コギャル Related terms: ボディコン (bodikon) (english: bodycon), ガングロ (ganguro) (english: ganguro)

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