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
Susanasoo-SAH-nah (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Jorrit-Frisian
MathÚIn-Irish
Nikolaynee-kah-LIE (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian
ÉDouarde-DWAHRFrench
ShamusSHAY-musIrish