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bra burner

bra burner noun: a strident feminist.

Noun

bra burner (plural bra burners)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A strident feminist.

Forms of bra burner

pluralbra burners

Origin of bra burner

After protests against bras and other emblems of femininity in the 1960s; see Bra burning.

Questions about bra burner

What does bra burner mean?
Bra burner means a strident feminist.
What part of speech is bra burner?
Bra burner is a noun.
What is the plural of bra burner?
The plural of bra burner is bra burners.

Words near bra burner in the dictionary

  1. br
  2. br'er
  3. br'ers
  4. Br.
  5. bra
  6. bra burner
  7. bra burners
  8. bra chain
  9. bra chains
  10. bra insert
  11. bra inserts

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