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girl power

girl power noun: a phrase suggesting female exuberance and independence, used to market several female musical groups, especially the Spice Girls.

Noun

girl power (uncountable)

  1. A phrase suggesting female exuberance and independence, used to market several female musical groups, especially the Spice Girls.
    • The period of these blockbuster franchises has also seen such popular pseudofeminisms as 'girl power' that claim empowerment while buying in to materialisms that are patriarchal.2007, John Lennard, Octavia E Butler: Xenogenesis / Lilith's Brood, page 14

Questions about girl power

What does girl power mean?
Girl power means a phrase suggesting female exuberance and independence, used to market several female musical groups, especially the Spice Girls.
What part of speech is girl power?
Girl power is a noun.

Words near girl power in the dictionary

  1. girl in every port
  2. girl juice
  3. girl math
  4. girl next door
  5. girl parts
  6. girl power
  7. girl push-up
  8. girl push-ups
  9. girl racer
  10. girl racers
  11. girl rented overnight

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