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| '''Trixie''' is a term referring to a young ] ] ], typically single and in her late 20s |
'''Trixie''' is a generally derogatory ] term referring to a young ] ] ], typically single and in her late 20s or early 30s. The term originated during the 1990s in ]. The term was further popularized by a ] website dedicated to the '''Lincoln Park Trixie Society''', a fictional ] based in Chicago's upscale ].<ref name=redeye>{{cite news | title = My love-hate affair with Trixies | author = Nikki Usher | work = Chicago Redeye (Tribune Co.) | date = May 20, 2004 | accessdate = July 7, 2009}}</ref> | ||
| == Concept == | == Concept == | ||
| Trixies are typically depicted as "marriage-minded, |
Trixies are typically depicted as "social climbing, marriage-minded, money-hungry young ladies that seem to flock to the upwardly-mobile neighborhood of Lincoln Park."<ref>http://www.indignantonline.com/humor/trixie.htm</ref> Another description calls them "the women with ] bags for every day of the week; the ex-] girls still lusting after big, dumb ]; the women who go to ] to find husbands."<ref></ref> The stereotypical counterparts of Trixies, and the men they usually end up marrying, are referred to in slang as "]".<ref>Kaduk, Kevin. ''Wrigleyworld: A Season in Baseball's Best Neighborhood'' (NAL Hardcover, 2006) ISBN 978-0-451-21812-4</ref> | ||
| According to ], the Trixie stereotype describes a "], late-twenties woman with a ] who works in ] or ], drives a black ], gets ]s and no-foam skim ]s."<ref>National Geographic Online http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0205/feature7/assignment1.html</ref> Trixies typically also have a dog (a ], ] or ]) and know all of the other neighborhood dog owners by their dog's name. Labrador Retrievers are also popular amongst Trixies. | According to ], the Trixie stereotype describes a "], late-twenties woman with a ] who works in ] or ], drives a black ], gets ]s and no-foam skim ]s."<ref>National Geographic Online http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0205/feature7/assignment1.html</ref> Trixies typically also have a dog (a ], ] or ]) and know all of the other neighborhood dog owners by their dog's name. Labrador Retrievers are also popular amongst Trixies. | ||
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Trixie is a generally derogatory slang term referring to a young urban white woman, typically single and in her late 20s or early 30s. The term originated during the 1990s in Chicago, Illinois. The term was further popularized by a satirical website dedicated to the Lincoln Park Trixie Society, a fictional social club based in Chicago's upscale Lincoln Park neighborhood.
Concept
Trixies are typically depicted as "social climbing, marriage-minded, money-hungry young ladies that seem to flock to the upwardly-mobile neighborhood of Lincoln Park." Another description calls them "the women with Kate Spade bags for every day of the week; the ex-sorority girls still lusting after big, dumb jocks; the women who go to law school to find husbands." The stereotypical counterparts of Trixies, and the men they usually end up marrying, are referred to in slang as "Chads".
According to National Geographic, the Trixie stereotype describes a "blond, late-twenties woman with a ponytail who works in PR or marketing, drives a black Jetta, gets manicures and no-foam skim lattes." Trixies typically also have a dog (a pug, puggle or shiba inu) and know all of the other neighborhood dog owners by their dog's name. Labrador Retrievers are also popular amongst Trixies.
As such, "Trixies" are unique not to Chicago but also representative of a stereotyped subculture in contemporary America. However, the term's use began in Chicago is specific to the Chicago area.
See also
References
- Nikki Usher (May 20, 2004). "My love-hate affair with Trixies". Chicago Redeye (Tribune Co.).
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - http://www.indignantonline.com/humor/trixie.htm
- Flak Magazine: Review of The Lincoln Park Trixie Society, 08-20-01
- Kaduk, Kevin. Wrigleyworld: A Season in Baseball's Best Neighborhood (NAL Hardcover, 2006) ISBN 978-0-451-21812-4
- National Geographic Online http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0205/feature7/assignment1.html
External links
- About Trixie (from the Lincoln Park Chad website)
- Lincoln Park Trixie Society Website (archived version)
- Lincoln Park Trixie Society Official Website (Currently inactive)
- Lincoln Park Chad Society Website
- (Lincoln Park) Trixie at the Urban Dictionary
- Review of LPTs on Flakmag.com
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