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CTL-W-0271 · Work · 1980s

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The Gay & Lesbian Review (specialist journal, fetched in full), 'House and Ball Culture Goes Wide': in ball culture 'fierce' was transformed 'to a word that refers to something that's great, fantastic, or amazing' ('Girl, that outfit is fierce!') - supports the stored gloss 'striking, excellent' and the ballroom era_note.

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The Gay & Lesbian Review (specialist journal, fetched in full), 'House and Ball Culture Goes Wide': in ball culture 'fierce' was transformed 'to a word that refers to something that's great, fantastic, or amazing' ('Girl, that outfit is fierce!') - supports the stored gloss 'striking, excellent' and the ballroom era_note.

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The Gay & Lesbian Review (specialist journal, fetched in full), 'House and Ball Culture Goes Wide': in ball culture 'fierce' was transformed 'to a word that refers to something that's great, fantastic, or amazing' ('Girl, that outfit is fierce!') - supports the stored gloss 'striking, excellent' and the ballroom era_note.

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