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▶ polished gyaru ▶ [expl] girl or young woman adhering to a toned down version of the gyaru fashion trend
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| 2. | A 2014-10-23 11:27:14 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Diff: | @@ -12 +12 @@ -<xref type="see" seq="1043110">ギャル</xref> +<xref type="see" seq="1043110">ギャル・1</xref> |
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| 1. | A* 2014-10-23 02:03:57 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | 62k bing http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q 1079181640 "清楚ギャルってどんな見た目ですか？" https://twitter.com/search? f=realtime&q=%22%E6%B8%85%E6%A5%9A%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%8 3%AB%22&src=typd 20-30 hits on twitter the past 24 hours http://universal-doll.com/2013/10/popteen-new-gyaru-era- style-breakdown-and-reasons/ "what Popteen Magazine is calling 清楚な女のコ Seiso na Onna no Ko or Polished Girl It directly translates as “Neat and Clean Girl” but I think Polished Girl is a better translation because they say: Everyone aims to not look too Gal, and to not be plain but to have a Neat and Clean aura. To me this translates best as polished, but up to you. I’ll be sticking probably with Seiso Gyaru to keep it in tune with Japanese magazines…." |
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| Comments: | saw a TV show a while back about the death of ギャル culture. Several girls interview on the street self- identified as 清楚ギャル (though some a little hesitatingly) |
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