riot grrrl
noun
a subgenre of punk music, originating in the late 1980s and early 1990s in the Pacific Northwest, which centered feminist themes.
riot grrrls
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pluralof riot grrrl.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But Marisa Meltzer, who has written books about everything from riot grrrls to Weight Watchers, tells a large story too — about the limitations of white feminism and the double standard toward women in business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
But for now I’m willing to go along on the strength of its voice, its chaotic energy and its characters’ evolution from riot grrrls to riot women.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
Still, Vail is frustrated that women are still fighting for what riot grrrls wanted in the 90s.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 9, 2019
A few miles outside Olympia, Wash., I passed the Sleater-Kinney Road exit and, in my excitement at seeing riot grrrls history, completely forgot the band’s origins.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2018
From adding a string of growling consonants to the petite epithet girl to confronting the connotations of the word slut, riot grrrls pioneered a frenzy of linguistic salvage jobs that remains controversial today.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2012
