Valley Girl

or Val·ley girl

[ val-ee gurl ]

noun

1. according to a 1980s stereotype, a middle-class teenage girl or young woman from southwestern California characterized by shallowness and materialism and by certain mannerisms of speech (often used attributively):

   She plays the typical airhead Valley girl, complete with uptalk and trendy clothes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Valley Girl¹

First recorded in 1980–85; popularized by U.S. musician Frank Zappa (1940–1993) in his hit single Valley Girl (1982)

Example Sentences

Was it tough to make these inherently vapid, Valley Girl-ish characters be compelling onscreen?

From The Daily Beast

I do talk like a Valley Girl, though, so I can write that way.

From The Daily Beast

Before he fell in love and married a valley girl, and had a young family to rear, his house had been aloft, in Alleheiligen.

From Project Gutenberg

The simplicity of this pure valley girl wrought within his soul a feeling almost sympathetic.

From Project Gutenberg

“Excuse me,” she said, with an improbable Valley Girl accent.

From Project Gutenberg

The picture shows a Pleasant Valley girl in a kimono nightdress.

From Project Gutenberg