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Beat, Beat, Beat (1959) by William F. Brown. Beatniks were members of a social movement in the mid-20th century, who subscribed to an anti- materialistic lifestyle. They rejected the conformity and consumerism of mainstream American culture and expressed themselves through various forms of art, such as literature, poetry, music, and painting.
Bobby soxers were a subculture of young women in the mid-to-late 1940s. Their interests included popular music, in particular that of singer Frank Sinatra, and wearing loose-fitting clothing, notably bobby socks. [ 1][ 2] Their manner of dress, which diverged sharply from earlier ideals of feminine beauty, was controversial. [ 3][ 4] As a ...
G. Ganguro. Girly girl. Glossary of slang used in reviewing silent movie melodrama. Gold digger. Gun moll. Gyaru.
Whereas the slang word “ basic ” describes someone perceived as “boring or a non-conforming person,” preppy conveys simplicity or predictability, according to Bark’s chief parenting ...
A lot of things in culture are cyclical. They're cool for a few years, then fall out of favor for a decade or two, and then they go back to being cool again. Just look at fashion, or music, or ...
Greaser (subculture) North American greaser of Quebec, Canada, c. 1960. Greasers are a youth subculture that emerged in the 1950s and early 1960s from predominantly working class and lower-class teenagers and young adults in the United States and Canada. The subculture remained prominent into the mid-1960s and was particularly embraced by ...
Preppy (also spelled as preppie ), or prep, is an American subculture associated with the alumni of college-preparatory schools in the Northeastern United States. The term, which is an abbreviation of "preparatory", is used to denote a person seen as characteristic of a student or alumnus of these schools. Characteristics of preppy individuals ...
The slang word "flap" was used for a young prostitute as early as 1631. [7] By the 1890s, the word "flapper" was used in some localities as slang both for a very young prostitute, [8] [page needed] [9] and, in a more general and less derogatory sense, of any lively mid-teenage girl. [10] Violet Romer in a flapper dress c. 1915