Kogal

//ˈkoʊɡæl// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A subculture of conspicuous consumption among young women in urban Japan, typified by dyed hair, artificial suntan, platform boots, miniskirts, and expensive accessories. uncountable

    "If not exactly respectable, kogal culture is not condemned anything like as harshly as manifestations of pedophilia would be elsewhere […]"

  2. 2
    A member of this subculture. countable

    "Because of the links drawn between kogals and enjo kosai ("compensated dating"), in which women and girls are paid for dates and sometimes sex […]"

Synonyms

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kogyarukogyaru

Example

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"If not exactly respectable, kogal culture is not condemned anything like as harshly as manifestations of pedophilia would be elsewhere […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese コギャル (kogyaru) (see there for more), ultimately from English gal.

Related phrases

conspicuous consumptionplatform boot

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