bra-burner



bra-burner

n. a nickname for a woman who supported the women’s liberation movements of the 1960s and 1970s. (Derogatory.) Didn’t the bra-burners give way to whale-savers in the seventies?

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
StÉPhaneste-FAHNFrench
Themistocles-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Gotzon-Basque
Annetta[ə'netə]
Mickey['miki]
Lissi-Danish