ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Kogal

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈkoʊɡæl/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Kogal is a noun meaning (countable) A member of this subculture.

Meaning

(countable) A member of this subculture.

More Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A subculture of conspicuous consumption among young women in urban Japan, typified by dyed hair, artificial suntan, platform boots, miniskirts, and expensive accessories.

Example Sentences

Runa is a gyaru (gal), particularly a kogal and one of the popular girls in school.
Kogal tackiness was egalitarian, and contrasted with the cute and conservative styles […]
If not exactly respectable, kogal culture is not condemned anything like as harshly as manifestations of pedophilia would be elsewhere […]
Because of the links drawn between kogals and enjo kosai ("compensated dating"), in which women and girls are paid for dates and sometimes sex […]

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Related dictionary entries include gyaru, ganguro, gunk, cybergoth, mallgoth, golly.

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