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Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA subculture of conspicuous consumption among young women in urban Japan, typified by dyed hair, artificial suntan, platform boots, miniskirts, and expensive accessories. · A member of this subculture.
Borrowed from Japanese コギャル (kogyaru, “younger gyaru”) (see there for more), ultimately from English gal.
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