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One who attaches rivets, e.g. to machinery
Rosie was a riveter.
riveter by LaedyRose June 9, 2015

Rosie the Riveter 

renaissance woman. A lady that can do it all, in and out of the home.

Prior to the world wars, men were the ones in the workforce while women stayed at home. When the men went off to war, there was a political campaign urging women to enter the workforce. The character portraying the "can do it all" spirit is Rosie the Riveter. She's able to balance both the home and work life.

An image that may have been seen is a woman holding an iron as well as a wrench.
She's such a Rosie the Riveter, look at her taking hold of both her home and work.
Rosie the Riveter by Rosalynn January 27, 2010

Rosie the Riveter 

A sexual act that consists of a female sticking her proud fist in another females vagina while yelling "We can do it!"
Girl1:Tiffany is walking like she banged Shaq
Girl2: Thats probably because her softball coach gave her a rosie the riviter after practice yesterday
Girl 1: Whats a Rosie the Riveter?
Girl 2: Look it up on urbandictionary.com you stupid whore.
Rosie the Riveter by John Clogger November 25, 2010

Rosie the Riveter 

Some steroidal bitch with a hammer.
I wanted to have sex, but she got all Rosie the Riveter on me and I was like "nah."

rosie-the-riviter 

Rosie the riviter was a typical world war II wife that decided to go to work in industry while their husbands were fighting the war. They decided they liked their own paychecks and many kept working. Some decided to burn their bras and become liberated. This made their husands really mad, which is hilarious in retrospect.
Look at Sharon. She really is a rosie-the-riviter wannabee, isn't she? Let's include her in the next layoff.
A chilling hint of distance that slowly creeps into a relationship beginning to notice them laugh a little less, look away more often, and explain their mood like it’s no longer your business.
Rivener A word that is used to describe an obscure emotion
Rivener by Taji876Street January 25, 2022
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