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victory girl

victory girl noun: during World War II, a young woman who had sex with servicemen, ostensibly as a patriotic show of support.

Noun

victory girl (plural victory girls)

  1. (historical) During World War II, a young woman who had sex with servicemen, ostensibly as a patriotic show of support.
    • A Victory Girl, of course, is not just any young girl who is in love with a soldier or sailor. She is different from most girls in that she is promiscuous, careless, sometimes diseased — a sexual delinquent in the literal sense of the words.1943, LIFE, volume 15, number 25, page 102
    Synonyms:
    V-girl

Synonyms of victory girl

Forms of victory girl

pluralvictory girls

Questions about victory girl

What does victory girl mean?
Victory girl means during World War II, a young woman who had sex with servicemen, ostensibly as a patriotic show of support.
What part of speech is victory girl?
Victory girl is a noun.
What is the plural of victory girl?
The plural of victory girl is victory girls.

Words near victory girl in the dictionary

  1. victory bonds
  2. Victory Day
  3. Victory Days
  4. victory garden
  5. victory gardens
  6. victory girl
  7. victory girls
  8. Victory Island
  9. victory lane
  10. victory lanes
  11. victory lap

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