Girl Scouts
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2.5
- noun
- /ɡɜrl skaʊts/
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Girl Scouts
- Every year, thousands of girls join the Girl Scouts to learn valuable life skills and earn badges.
Like the first thing I ever sewed, OK, I was in Girl Scouts, I was eight, OK.
- Like the first thing I ever sewed, OK, I was in Girl Scouts, I was eight, OK.
- So I'm going to say maybe you never know what could happen, Girl Scouts.
Examples
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Innovative programs were underway with community-based organizations such as the Girl Scouts.
Academic text (2006) -
When I was in Girl Scouts, we wrote to an airman deployed to Saudi Arabia.
Blog text (22) -
Can I join the Girl Scouts?
Fiction book (1993) -
There is evidence that science activities outside of schools, for example in Girl Scouts, make a difference, Rogers says.
Academic text (1993) -
The building was constructed in 1821 and now serves as the national center for the Girl Scouts.
Academic text (2010) -
I'd like to read two letters from two ten-year-olds, part of a Girl Scout troop.
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Even the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts award badges for mastering activities and level up according to accomplishments.
Blog text (1) -
Now, in the vestry hall, the Girl Scouts were learning knots, though Mrs. Freedman said, "What do they need with knots?"
Fiction book (2002) -
Trish has taught many new knitters—from elementary students and Girl Scouts to high school students and adults.
Blog text (18) -
The Girl Scouts organized a community service project to clean up the local park last weekend.
Synonyms
An organization that runs youth groups like Boy Scouts or Girl Guides
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase denotes scouts who are girls — the meaning is directly compositional from 'girl' + 'Scout' (members of a youth scouting organization). This female-specific scouting organization concept is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Girl Scouts gets its name from joining girl and scouts: a 'scout' was a young helper who learned outdoor skills and helped others, so the image is of girls camping, learning, and serving their community. It began in 1912 as a youth group with those aims, so today Girl Scouts means a club where girls build leadership, teamwork, and help others.