■ noun informal a young woman who has achieved celebrity because of her socialite lifestyle.
Origin
coined by the American screenwriter Elinor Glyn, with ref. to the 1920s actress and sex symbol Clara Bow.
■ noun informal a young woman who has achieved celebrity because of her socialite lifestyle.
Origin
coined by the American screenwriter Elinor Glyn, with ref. to the 1920s actress and sex symbol Clara Bow.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004