bra burner

American  

noun

Slang: Disparaging.

1. a contemptuous term used to refer to an ardent or militant feminist or to someone perceived as such.

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Example Sentences

She was a child of the ’50s, just not a bra burner.

From New York Times

Or go back to French designer Paul Poiret in the early 1900s, the original bra burner — before there were bras.

From Washington Post

Associates grimaced, competitors smiled, and Revson went on talking about how it was perfect for "the woman who is sort of liberated but who isn't a bra burner."

From Time Magazine Archive