Valley Girl
Americannoun
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
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The hybrids used were Mountain Fresh and Valley Girl, and the organic heirlooms were Amish Paste and Cherokee Purple.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024
Brianna Lopez, 25, from Winnetka, Calif., said she struggled to connect with the customers of her Depop shop, That Valley Girl.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
Everything about Elvira is over the top, designed as a sendup of Valley Girl stereotypes with a gothic aesthetic pitched somewhere between punk rock and “The Addams Family.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
Today, newspapers and parenting magazines are full of hand wringing over “VSCO girls”, the modern day Valley Girl, most of whom are in their early teens and some even younger.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2019
When did Warhol ever sound like a Valley Girl with acid reflux?
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2016
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