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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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
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 ...