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bra burner

–noun Slang: Disparaging.
an ardent or militant feminist.
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bra burner  
n.   Slang
A woman perceived as having militant feminist views.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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bra-burner

  1. n.
    a nickname for a woman who supported the women's liberation movements of the 1960s and 1970s. (Derogatory.) : Didn't the bra-burners give way to whale-savers in the seventies?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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