grrrl
noun
a woman involved in the riot grrrl subculture.
grrrls
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pluralof grrrl.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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While not everyone who sees the Guts World Tour will be lucky enough to witness some lavender-clad grrrls experience “Cannonball” live for the first time, every opener Rodrigo selected is worth arriving early to catch.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
She is a 66-year-old self-proclaimed all-American Jewish lesbian folk singer and cardboard cobbler, a queer punk icon who forged her feminist voice before most riot grrrls were born.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
She dedicated her award "for the big grrrls!"
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2022
Prototypical riot grrrls Bikini Kill’s biggest hit, “Rebel Girl,” spoke of women as symbolic harbingers of social, cultural, and political revolution.
From Slate ● May 20, 2021
Sometimes they're simply quirky, giggly riot grrrls or purveyors of banal sub/pop-goth, but they've definitely got potential.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2013
