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
Aroha-Maori
Addy (2)-Medieval English
Laverna-Roman Mythology
RheaREE-ə (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Kearns[kɜ:nz]
Shariahshah-REE:-‘ahArabic