riot grrrl
riot grrrl · riot grrrls · riot grrrlz
An underground feminist punk movement and subculture that began in the early 1990sAn underground feminist punk movement and subculture that began in the early 1990s.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)An underground feminist punk movement and subculture that began in the early 1990s.
(countable)A (usually female) member of this subculture.
Origin
riot + blend of girl + grr.riot + blend of girl + grr.
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Forms
plural: riot grrrls / riot grrrlzLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.