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单词 bra burner
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Definition of bra burner in US English:

bra burner

noun
informal
  • A feminist perceived as militant in the struggle for women's rights.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Radcliffe Institute's outlook, however, owes more to the bra burners than to the responsible feminists.
    • In years gone by it was gays in the military or welfare queens or draft dodgers or bra burners or whatever.
    • She is now seen as some sort of left wing bra burner on the right.
    • People seem to think that feminism was about suffragettes or bra burners; with the emphasis on the ‘was’.
    • Its radicalism and politics of rejection also have clear parallels in other civil rights movements: the Black Panthers, the feminist bra burners, and the century-old debates over whether to seek integration or separation.

Origin

From the mid 20th-century urban legend of women of burning bras to symbolize freedom from societal restraints.

Definition of bra burner in US English:

bra burner

noun
informal
  • A feminist perceived as militant in the struggle for women's rights.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Its radicalism and politics of rejection also have clear parallels in other civil rights movements: the Black Panthers, the feminist bra burners, and the century-old debates over whether to seek integration or separation.
    • She is now seen as some sort of left wing bra burner on the right.
    • In years gone by it was gays in the military or welfare queens or draft dodgers or bra burners or whatever.
    • People seem to think that feminism was about suffragettes or bra burners; with the emphasis on the ‘was’.
    • The Radcliffe Institute's outlook, however, owes more to the bra burners than to the responsible feminists.

Origin

From the mid 20th-century urban legend of women of burning bras to symbolize freedom from societal restraints.

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