jelly bracelet

Definition

A thin, translucent bracelet made of flexible, brightly colored plastic or rubber material, often worn stacked in multiple colors on the wrist. Jelly bracelets became a massively popular accessory among teenagers and children in the 1980s and 1990s.

Example Usage

She had at least a dozen jelly bracelets stacked up her arm in every color of the rainbow.

Origin

Jelly bracelets rose to popularity in the 1980s as an affordable, fun fashion accessory for youth culture, becoming a staple of '90s style.

Fun Fact

In the 1990s, an urban legend claimed that different colored jelly bracelets signified different romantic or sexual intentions, leading some schools to ban them—though the legend was largely unfounded.

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