Slang term of the month: ‘L7’

Those of you of a certain age will no doubt see the term ‘L7’ and have it immediately conjure up the phrase ‘riot grrl’ and these lovely ladies:

L7 - famed for telling punters to 'eat uterus' and dropping
their trousers on the TV show 'The Word'. Legends.

Jeez, I so hated the term ‘riot grrl’; it just meant that any girl dressed remotely alternative and wearing Doc Martens was automatically labelled as such. BAH!

Anyway, it may interest you to know what exactly the term ‘L7’ refers to. It’s when you put your thumb and index finger of both hands together to make a square, to use as an insult against somebody. To call somebody an ‘L7’ is telling them that they’re a square (i.e. deeply and unashamedly unfashionable).

Check out Bettie here; she's way too cool to be hanging out
with Jimmy Olsen and is no doubt dreaming about Jimmy
Dean instead. Beat it you L7, you're no match for Bettie!

So, this month, whenever somebody totally uncool starts trying to hang out with you, give ‘em the L7.

And ignore what Huey Lewis says.