<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article possibly contains original research . Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . Statements consisting only of original research should be removed . (April 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Valley girl is a socio - economic stereotype depicting a class of women characterized by the colloquial California English dialect Valleyspeak and materialism . </P> <P> Originally referring to upper - middle class girls from the Los Angeles commuter towns of San Fernando Valley during the 1980s, the term in later years became more broadly applied to any English - speaking female--primarily in the United States and Canada--who engendered the associated affects of ditziness, airheadedness, and / or greater interest in conspicuous consumption than intellectual or personal accomplishment . </P> <P> In 1982, composer Frank Zappa released the single "Valley Girl", with his 14 - year - old daughter Moon Unit speaking typical "Valley Girl" phrases . Zappa intended to lampoon the image, but after the song's release there was a significant increase in the "Valspeak" slang usage, whether ironically spoken or not . </P>

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