It girl

or it girl


noun
  1. a young woman with sex appeal and a magnetic personality.

  2. an extremely popular and attractive young socialite or celebrity.

Origin of It girl

1
The nickname given to the sex symbol Clara Bow, subject of the 1927 novel and movie It, written by Elinor Glyn, who popularized the concept of it1 in the slang sense “sex appeal”

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British Dictionary definitions for It girl

It girl

noun
  1. a rich, usually attractive, young woman who spends most of her time shopping or socializing

Origin of It girl

1
C20: from it, in the sense: sex appeal

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