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单词 it girl
释义

It girl

or it girl


noun

a young woman with sex appeal and a magnetic personality.
an extremely popular and attractive young socialite or celebrity.

Origin of It girl

The nickname given to the sex symbol Clara Bow, subject of the 1927 novel and movie It, written by Elinor Glyn, who popularized the concept of it1 in the slang sense “sex appeal”

Words nearby It girl

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Example sentences from the Web for It girl

  • How an It-girl went from celebrity Kremlin insider to ‘traitor’—all for her public criticisms of the Russian president.

    Ksenia Sobchak, Reality-TV Star Turned Unlikely Putin Foe|Owen Matthews, Anna Nemtsova|June 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • The 26-year-old supermodel and British it-girl has started an online magazine.

    Agyness Deyn's New Passion|D.M. Levine|November 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
  • She signed with Next Models agency in Paris where she became an it-girl almost overnight.

    Inside a Supermodel's Suicide|Peter Davis|November 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
  • With Paris and Milan being the fashion cities, it seems odd that no French or Italian girl is in the new "It-girl" mix.

    Britain's Naughty 'It' Girls|Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni|May 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for It girl

It girl

noun

a rich, usually attractive, young woman who spends most of her time shopping or socializing

Word Origin for It girl

C20: from it, in the sense: sex appeal
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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