Teddy girl
Americannoun
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a rebellious British girl who, in the 1950s and early 1960s, affected the dress of the reign of Edward VII.
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a girl companion of Teddy boys.
noun
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The New Look may have turned your head, but you could have become a Teddy Girl in later years...
From BBC
Topping the film's unholy triangle, Rita Tushingham deserts her waif roles to play a strident Teddy girl, sexwise and pound-foolish.
From Time Magazine Archive
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