gyaru
/ˈɡjɑːɹuː/
gyaru noun: a Japanese subculture and fashion style popular in the 1990s, typically involving ostentatious clothing, tanning, and heavy makeup.
Noun
gyaru (countable and uncountable, plural gyaru or gyarus)
- A Japanese subculture and fashion style popular in the 1990s, typically involving ostentatious clothing, tanning, and heavy makeup.
- A girl or woman of this subculture.
- Nowadays, many say that Japan is all about public show and the power inherent in planned and controlled display. If so, then perhaps the young gyarus are enjoying the power of the tease; […]2011 January, Todd Joseph Miles Holden, “Embarkations”, in Peripatetic Postcards: The Journey of Life, Through 25 of the World’s Cities, Pasadena, Calif.; Sendai, Miyagi: The Self-Made Press, →ISBN...
- Among the young, there are signs that cars are becoming deeply uncool. The celebrity entrepreneur Shiho Fujita, an idol of the gyarus—Japan’s high-consuming post-adolescent “gals,” fond of fake tans and blond hair extensions—recently proclaimed: “If I was with my friends and my boyfriend pulled up...2012, Taras Grescoe, “City of Trains: Tokyo, Japan”, in Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile, New York, N.Y.: Times Books, →ISBN, pages 195–196
Examples of gyaru in a sentence
- The concept of Galeo was created because we would hear from those overseas that a lot of Gyaru-kei clothes do not fit.2014 November, Dennis A. Smith, quoting Rise, “Gyaru Fashion!”, in J!-ENT, page 54, column 1:
- In the ’90s, the Shibuya gyarus (gals) brought 109 into popular culture with their dyed blond hair, fake tans, miniskirts, and makeup.2017 January, Booth Moore, “[Tokyo] Shibuya 109”, in Where Stylists Shop: The Fashion Insider’s Ultimate Guide: The Secret Source List of...
Forms of gyaru
| plural | gyaru |
|---|---|
| plural | gyarus |
Origin of gyaru
From Japanese ギャル (gyaru), from English gal, from English girl.
Phrases with gyaru
Questions about gyaru
- What does gyaru mean?
- Gyaru means a Japanese subculture and fashion style popular in the 1990s, typically involving ostentatious clothing, tanning, and heavy makeup.
- How do you use gyaru in a sentence?
- The concept of Galeo was created because we would hear from those overseas that a lot of Gyaru-kei clothes do not fit.
- What part of speech is gyaru?
- Gyaru is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gyaru?
- Gyaru is pronounced /ˈɡjɑːɹuː/.
- What is the plural of gyaru?
- The plural of gyaru is gyaru.
Words near gyaru in the dictionary
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