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'''Trixie''' is a generally derogatory [[slang]] term referring to a young [[urban area|urban]] [[White American|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 [[satire|satirical]] website dedicated to the '''Lincoln Park Trixie Society''', a fictional [[social club]] based in Chicago's upscale [[Lincoln Park, Chicago|Lincoln Park neighborhood]].<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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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 [[Kate Spade]] bags for every day of the week; the ex-[[sorority]] girls still lusting after big, dumb [[Jock (subculture)|jocks]]; the women who go to [[law school]] to find husbands."<ref>[http://www.flakmag.com/web/trixie.html Flak Magazine: Review of The Lincoln Park Trixie Society, 08-20-01<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The stereotypical counterparts of Trixies, and the men they usually end up marrying, are referred to in slang as "[[Chad (slang)|Chads]]".<ref>Kaduk, Kevin. ''Wrigleyworld: A Season in Baseball's Best Neighborhood'' (NAL Hardcover, 2006) ISBN 978-0451218124</ref> |
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According to [[National Geographic]], the Trixie stereotype describes a "[[blond]], late-twenties woman with a [[ponytail]] who works in [[Public relations|PR]] or [[marketing]], drives a black [[Jetta]], gets [[manicure]]s and no-foam skim [[latte]]s."<ref>National Geographic Online http://web.archive.org/web/20071216063317rn_1/ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0205/feature7/assignment1.html</ref> Trixies typically also have a small dog (a [[pug]], [[puggle]] or [[Shiba_Inu|shiba inu]]) and know all of the other neighborhood dog owners by their dogs name. |
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As such, "Trixies" are not unique to Chicago but representative of a [[stereotype]]d [[subculture]] in contemporary America. However, the term's use is specific to the Chicago area. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Bimbo]] |
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*[[Chav]] |
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*[[Dumb blonde]] |
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*[[Essex girl]] |
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*[[Ganguro]] |
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*[[Kogal]] |
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*[[Paninaro]] |
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*[[Sloane Ranger]] |
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*[[Valley girl]] |
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*[[Yuppie]] |
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== References == |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.lpchad.com/about-trixie/ About Trixie] (from the Lincoln Park Chad website) |
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http%3A//www.lptrixie.com/ Lincoln Park Trixie Society Website] (archived version) |
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* [http://www.lptrixie.com/ Lincoln Park Trixie Society] Official Website (Currently inactive) |
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* [http://www.lpchad.com/news.php Lincoln Park Chad Society] Website |
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* [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=(Lincoln+Park)+Trixie (Lincoln Park) Trixie] at the Urban Dictionary |
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* [http://www.flakmag.com/web/trixie.html] Review of LPTs on Flakmag.com |
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[[Category:Pejorative terms for people]] |
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[[Category:Culture of Chicago, Illinois]] |
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[[Category:Social groups]] |
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[[Category:Stereotypes]] |
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[[Category:Slang terms for women]] |
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[[Category:Social class subcultures]] |
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