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Valley girl

noun, often capitalized G

Definition of Valley girl

: an adolescent girl from the San Fernando Valley; also : one whose values, mannerisms, and especially speech patterns resemble those of such a girl

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Examples of valley girl in a Sentence

  1. He said I talk like a Valley girl. And I said, “Like, whatever!”.

First Known Use of valley girl

1982

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VALLEY GIRL Defined for English Language Learners

Valley girl

noun

Definition of Valley girl for English Language Learners

  • : a teenage girl from a wealthy family in southern California who speaks in a unique kind of slang and who cares about social status, personal appearance, shopping, etc., rather than about serious things

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