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Gravure Idol 

A gravure idol (グラビアアイドル gurabia aidoru), often abbreviated to gradol (グラドル guradoru), is a Japanese female model who primarily models in magazines, especially those marketed to men, photobooks, or DVDs. Gravure idols, in most cases, emphasize their sexual attractiveness and often model in swimsuits.

Gravure idols appear in a wide range of photography styles and genres. Their photos are largely aimed at male audiences. Though they never appear nude, their poses are seen as semi-provocative.

Gravure models may be of any age but usually range from their late teens to their mid-twenties. In addition to appearing in mainstream magazines, gravure idols often release their own professional photobooks and DVDs for their fans. Many popular female idols in Japan launched their careers by starting out as gravure idols.

Gravure models are commonly photographed wearing bikinis or lingerie, but may also appear wearing schoolgirl uniforms, Japanese street fashion, and kimonos. Since 2008, ZAKZAK magazine has awarded a Gravure Idol Award.

The word グラビア (gurabia), used in Japanese to describe female models of this kind, is derived from the English-language term rotogravure, which is a printing method that was once commonly used in the production of illustrated magazines. The modern meaning of the term "gravure idol" is thus loosely "magazine model", a reference to the medium in which most of the idols gain stardom.
Gravure Idols are so sweet and beautiful!
Gravure Idol by Rivv ·X· April 12, 2016
Related Words
GRAURE • Graue • Gaurenarce • glauren • gravure • Gauree • gauresh • Gaureth • Gaurey • Graren
Another name for Lord shiva .
Hard to know what's going on in his mind but will be Kind and loving when others are Same with him once changed then get ready for trouble.

Will love till the end, can even be ready to give life or take for close one's. Thus if you're around someone, never lose him.

Might love to play with his love interest's body part; eg. Hair or tickle in the stomach.
Gauresh is a masculine name mainly Hindu by religion.
gauresh by Astronamous January 12, 2018
Softcore glamor photography and videos of female models in Japan. It can range from clothed and tame to nude and provocative.

(The older definition on here claimed the models were teens at the oldest, which is not true. Many gravure idols are in their 20s or older.)
I was watching a gravure video of Yoko Matsugane and having a good time.
gravure by psyduck1 May 17, 2009
A based Danish person that was forced to take the fall when ((Fallion)) snitched on them to a Swedish serf.
yo, grauner is based.
grauner by Based crab November 18, 2020
1. adj. gross and obscene, but more extreme
2. n. a gross or sickening person/thing
3. v. to fornicate
1. You're so grause, I want to throw up whenever I look at your face.
2. My sister called me a grause after I slapped her yesterday!
3. I hate it when they grause in movies. It's so unnecessary and a waste of time.
grause by eyelidlash May 19, 2021

korina ysabel graupera 

hottest girl on earth, the girl every guy wants, pretty, awesome, funny, hot, sexy, sexual, loves to kiss and make out
korina ysabel graupera is the girl you want.
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fache-couture 

French slang, which translated, means "bull's fashion" but basically equates to "hyper trendy" or overly trendy. Used when a person wishes to express distaste at the latest fashion trend/fad, because it seems that everyone has a certain item of clothing or is wearing it. This term is most frequently heard in Paris but is slowly spreading to other parts of France.
1. That Burberry scarf is so fache-couture.
2. That purple American Apparel hoodie is so fache-couture.
fache-couture by bkgmh46x0x March 18, 2008
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A slang term for GLP-1 medications(like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, etc.), usually referring to their appetite-killing, weight-loss, or “I forgot to eat” effects rather than the medical details.

Usage:
* Often casual, ironic, or meme-y
* Can imply effortless weight loss, suppressed hunger, or being “powered by pharmaceuticals”

Notes:
Not a brand name—just shorthand for the whole GLP-1 wave. Frequently shows up in online jokes, gym talk, and group chats where people pretend they’re *totally* doing it naturally.
“I’m not dieting, I’m just on that glippy.”
“Ever since the glippy hit, food feels optional.”
“That summer body? Yeah, glippy assisted.”
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
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pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
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A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
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