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⚫ '''Trixie''' is a term referring to a young ] ] ], typically single and in her late 20s to early 40s. The term originated during the 1990s in ] by the '''Lincoln Park Trixie Society''', a ] 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>
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⚫ '''Trixie''' is a generally derogatory ] term referring to a young ] ] ], typically single and in her 20s or early 30s. The term originated during the 1990s in ], ], with a popular ] website dedicated to the '''Lincoln Park Trixie Society''', a fictional ] based in Chicago's upscale ].<ref name="redeye">{{cite news | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/05/20/my-love-hate-affair-with-trixies/ | title=My love-hate affair with Trixies | work=Chicago Redeye (Tribune Co.) | date=May 20, 2004 | access-date=July 7, 2009 | author=Nikki Usher}}</ref>


== Concept == == Concept ==
Trixies are typically depicted as "marriage-minded, social-minded young ladies that flock to the upwardly-mobile neighborhood of Lincoln Park in Chicago, Illinois." Another description calls them "the women with ] bags for every day of the week; the ex-] girls who are now part of the ladies collectives of local charitable organizations; the women who go to ] or get their MBAs to meet fine husbands." The stereotypical counterparts of Trixies, the men they usually end up marrying are referred to as TrixieMales. ''Trixies'' are described as "social climbing, marriage-minded, money-hungry young ladies that seem to flock to the upwardly-mobile neighborhood of Lincoln Park".<ref name="ind01">{{cite web |url=http://www.indignantonline.com/humor/trixie.htm |title=Another Tale of Money-Hungry Lincoln Park Girls |last=Allen |first=Todd |date=March 12, 2001 |work=Indignant Online |access-date=28 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421225031/http://indignantonline.com/humor/trixie.htm |archive-date=April 21, 2007}}</ref> Another description states that "every town has its Trixies. They're 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 name="flak01">{{cite web |url=http://www.flakmag.com/web/trixie.html |title=Lincoln Park Trixie Society |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=September 10, 2001 |work=Flak Magazine |access-date=28 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114203853/http://flakmag.com/web/trixie.html |archive-date=November 14, 2011}}</ref> The stereotypical counterparts of ''Trixies'', and the men they usually end up marrying, are referred to in slang as '']''.<ref name="kk01">{{cite book |last=Kaduk |first=Kevin |title=Wrigleyworld: A Season in Baseball's Best Neighborhood |year=2006 |publisher=NAL Hardcover |isbn=978-0-451-21812-4 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/wrigleyworldseas00kadu_0}}</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. Shane DuBow of '']'', reporting about the Lincoln Park Trixie Society website, wrote that the ''Trixie'' stereotype describes a "], late-twenties woman with a ] who works in ] or ], drives a black ], gets ]s and no-foam skim ]s", noticing that the website looked like a straight-faced parody.<ref name="ng01">{{cite web |url=http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0205/feature7/assignment1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216063317/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0205/feature7/assignment1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 16, 2007 |title=Field Notes From Author Shane DuBow |last=DuBow| first=Shane |year=2002 |work=National Geographic |access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref>


The term ''Trixie'' was used by some Chicago businesses: a salad being named the "Trixie Salad" at a Chicago restaurant,<ref name="eater1">{{cite web |url=http://chicago.eater.com/2015/11/6/9678052/happy-camper-menu-opening-date |title=Homeslice's The Happy Camper Aims to Save Old Town From Chain Pizzas on Monday |last=Selvam |first=Ashok |date=November 6, 2015 |work=Eater Chicago |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170302135118/http://chicago.eater.com/2015/11/6/9678052/happy-camper-menu-opening-date |archive-date=March 2, 2017 |access-date=March 2, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and a hair salon named the Trixie Girl Blow Dry Bar.<ref name="ct02">{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-dreamdry-lil-studio-20141022-story.html |title=DreamDry to open in Lincoln Park |last=Elejalde-Ruiz |first=Alexia |date=October 22, 2014 |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref>
As such, "Trixies" are unique not to Chicago but also representative of a ]d ] in contemporary America. However, the term's use began in Chicago is specific to the Chicago area.


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Latest revision as of 04:21, 11 September 2024

US slang term

Trixie is a generally derogatory slang term referring to a young urban white woman, typically single and in her 20s or early 30s. The term originated during the 1990s in Chicago, Illinois, with a popular satirical website dedicated to the Lincoln Park Trixie Society, a fictional social club based in Chicago's upscale Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Concept

Trixies are described as "social climbing, marriage-minded, money-hungry young ladies that seem to flock to the upwardly-mobile neighborhood of Lincoln Park". Another description states that "every town has its Trixies. They're 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.

Shane DuBow of National Geographic, reporting about the Lincoln Park Trixie Society website, wrote that 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", noticing that the website looked like a straight-faced parody.

The term Trixie was used by some Chicago businesses: a salad being named the "Trixie Salad" at a Chicago restaurant, and a hair salon named the Trixie Girl Blow Dry Bar.

See also

References

  1. Nikki Usher (May 20, 2004). "My love-hate affair with Trixies". Chicago Redeye (Tribune Co.). Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  2. Allen, Todd (March 12, 2001). "Another Tale of Money-Hungry Lincoln Park Girls". Indignant Online. Archived from the original on April 21, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. Risen, Clay (September 10, 2001). "Lincoln Park Trixie Society". Flak Magazine. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  4. Kaduk, Kevin (2006). Wrigleyworld: A Season in Baseball's Best Neighborhood. NAL Hardcover. ISBN 978-0-451-21812-4.
  5. DuBow, Shane (2002). "Field Notes From Author Shane DuBow". National Geographic. Archived from the original on December 16, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  6. Selvam, Ashok (November 6, 2015). "Homeslice's The Happy Camper Aims to Save Old Town From Chain Pizzas on Monday". Eater Chicago. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  7. Elejalde-Ruiz, Alexia (October 22, 2014). "DreamDry to open in Lincoln Park". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 28, 2015.

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