Valley Girl

Also val·ley girl
Or Val·ley girl

[val-ee gurl]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Valley Girl¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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

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This took her years to unpack, especially when she discovered that her “Valley Girl” royalties had been withheld by her parents.

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