sweater girl

American

noun

a young woman with a shapely bosom, especially one who wears tight sweaters.

sweater girl British

noun

slang a young woman or girl with large breasts who wears tight sweaters

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Etymology

Origin of sweater girl

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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Give me the English schoolgirl type to the overpainted sweater girl and sloppy bobby-soxer of the States.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lana Turner, 50, yesteryear's sweater girl; and Ronald Dante, 51, nightclub hypnotist who was Turner's seventh husband; after 21 years of marriage, no children; in Santa Monica, Calif. ? Died.

From Time Magazine Archive

By Lana Turner, 23, well-knit sweater girl: Stephen Crane, 28, Los Angeles broker; after three years of marriage, for each the second, one child; in Los Angeles.

From Time Magazine Archive

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