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子ギャル
こギャルコギャル (nokanji)
1. [n] [sl,uk]
▶ kogyaru
▶ kogal
▶ [expl] teenage schoolgirl with a fashion style characterized by miniskirts, baggy socks, brown dyed hair and a dark tan (1990s subculture)
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1043110 ギャル 1. gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion style usually characterized by dyed hair and gaudy clothing
  ⇐ see: 2768450 エモい 3. erotic in a disgusting way



History:
8. A 2021-11-05 01:25:37  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I don't like "kogal" either but there's several hits for it in google books
  Diff:
@@ -19,0 +20 @@
+<gloss>kogal</gloss>
7. A 2021-11-05 01:24:17  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -20 +20 @@
-<gloss g_type="expl">teenage schoolgirl with a fashion style characterized by miniskirts, baggy socks, brown dyed hair and a dark tan (1990s)</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">teenage schoolgirl with a fashion style characterized by miniskirts, baggy socks, brown dyed hair and a dark tan (1990s subculture)</gloss>
6. A* 2021-11-05 00:09:55  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://zokugo-dict.com/10ko/ko_gal.htm
  Comments:
How's this?
I don't like the "kogal" romanisation.
  Diff:
@@ -19 +19,2 @@
-<gloss>obsessively trend-conscious teenage girl</gloss>
+<gloss>kogyaru</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">teenage schoolgirl with a fashion style characterized by miniskirts, baggy socks, brown dyed hair and a dark tan (1990s)</gloss>
5. A* 2021-11-04 03:42:04  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijs
女子高校生や若い女性をさす呼称。特に、髪を茶色に染め、制服のスカートの丈を短くし、ルーズソックスを履くなどのスタイルをとるものをいう場合
が多い。
[補説]1990年代ごろからの流行語。

Also I think this trend is essentially extinct,
native informer: もういないと思う
  Comments:
in the エモい entry we have a note: "kogyaru slang"
I think this should have either kogyaru and/or kogal (enwiki's take) as a gloss/glosses in this entry too as コギャル really 
refers to a specific type of "obsessively trend-conscious teenage girl"
4. A 2018-01-30 03:25:26  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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