bra burner

noun

A strident feminist.

Meanings

nounbra burner (plural bra burners)

plural bra burners

  1. derogatoryslangA strident feminist.

Origin

After protests against bras and other emblems of femininity in the 1960s; see Bra burning.

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APA

bra burner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bra%20burner

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“bra burner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bra%20burner. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bra burner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bra%20burner.

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