Valley Girl

American  

[val-ee gurl] / ˈvæl i ˌgɜrl /

Also valley girl or Valley girl

noun

1. according to a 1980s stereotype, a middle-class teenage girl or young woman from southwestern California characterized by shallowness and materialism and by certain mannerisms of speech (often used attributively).

   She plays the typical airhead Valley girl, complete with uptalk and trendy clothes.

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Etymology

Origin of Valley Girl

First recorded in 1980–85; popularized by U.S. musician Frank Zappa (1940–1993) in his hit single Valley Girl (1982)

Example Sentences

“She was very Valley Girl–ish,” Terrell said, “a teenage girl from an upper-income family in a wealthy neighborhood. She kind of talked like that, just without the California accent.”

From Slate

The Sherman Oaks Galleria, a legendary indoor mall used in the filming of “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” and “Valley Girl,” is now mostly offices.

From Los Angeles Times

The author has been a Valley girl her entire adult life.

From Los Angeles Times

That recording became 1982’s “Valley Girl” — a left-field hit.

From Los Angeles Times

The triumph of “Valley Girl,” Frank Zappa’s only Top 40 hit, was Frank’s alone.

From Los Angeles Times