old-girl network
[ ohld-gurl ]
/ ˈoʊldˈgɜrl /
noun
an association among women that is comparable to or modeled on an old-boy network.
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Words nearby old-girl network
old-boy network, old-boyism, old-established, old-fashioned, old-field colt, old-girl network, old-line, old-line party, old-maidish, old-man cactus, old-man's-beard
Origin of old-girl network
First recorded in 1950–55
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