Thelma and Louise en · NOUN
Etymology
From the eponymous heroines of the movie Thelma & Louise.
Meanings
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A pair of freedom-seeking women who are close friends and are brash, strong, independent and feisty, and perhaps self-destructive.
How (and maybe why) the Thelma and Louise of capybaras made their daring Toronto escape
2016 May 25, Toronto34, “How (and maybe why) the Thelma and Louise of capybaras made their daring Toronto escape”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2026:Gloria Steinem... referred to herself and Kennedy as the "Thelma and Louise of the seventies".
2006, Feminists Who Changed America, 1963-1975, University of Illinois Press, page 250:we are the Thelma and Louise of the west coast of Ireland
2026, Marie Gleeson, Be Like the Sea: Life, Learnings and Leadership from an Irish Navy Captain, Gill Books:the participants in Regina Regina were the 'Thelma and Louise of country music' in 1996
2006, Colin Larin, editor, The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Morricone, Ennio - Rich Kids, MUZE, page 837:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thelma and Louises | Number=Plur | lexicographic |