Gay Nineties
The decade of the 1890s, characterised by decadence, social scandal, and the beginning…The decade of the 1890s, characterised by decadence, social scandal, and the beginning of the suffragette movement.
Meaning
1 senses(US, plural, plural only)The decade of the 1890s, characterised by decadence, social scandal, and the beginning of the suffragette movement.
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