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gibson girl

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
gib-son -girl
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A personification of American ideal feminine beauty around the beginning of the 20th century, depicted as voluptuous but ladylike and fashionable.

noun

A survival radio transmitter carried by aircraft on over-water operations.

American usage; Slang

Etymology

Introduced in the satirical works of illustrator Charles Dana Gibson in the 1890s. (radio transmitter): So called from its hourglass shape (allowing it to be held between one's legs while the generator handle was turned), supposed to resemble a womanly figure.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Gibson Girls (plural)

Questions

What does gibson girl mean?
A personification of American ideal feminine beauty around the beginning of the 20th century, depicted as voluptuous but ladylike and fashionable.
Where does gibson girl come from?
Introduced in the satirical works of illustrator Charles Dana Gibson in the 1890s. (radio transmitter): So called from its hourglass shape (allowing it to be held between one's legs while the generator handle was turned), supposed to resemble a womanly figure.

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