sweater girl
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈswɛtər ɡɜrl/
- Offensive
:
chica de suéter ceñido (ofensivo, arcaico, EE. UU.)
- She embraced her identity as a sweater girl, often wearing fitted sweaters that emphasized her curves.
Examples
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Why hadn't I refused to wear those sweaters, chosen for and pressed upon me by Mom, Dad's former sweater girl?
Fiction book (1998) -
Many people admired her style because she was known as a sweater girl who wore tight-fitting tops that highlighted her figure.
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In the classic movie, the main character is portrayed as a sweater girl who captures the attention of everyone at school.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally related to its parts — a B1 learner who knows 'sweater' and 'girl' would plausibly infer a girl who wears a sweater. However, the specialized, sexualized connotation (tight‑fitting sweaters emphasizing the bust) is a culturally marked, idiomatic extension that cannot be fully predicted from the constituents alone.
Etymology
Sweater girl began in 1940s movie photos that showed young actresses in tight knit sweaters that pushed up and made their chest stand out. That's why sweater girl means a 'young woman' with an 'attractive bust' who wears tight sweaters.