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Pop-Culture March 12, 2024

What was a “paper shaker”?

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Retry Correct Incorrect A “paper shaker” was a term that the cool kids in school used to refer to the cheerleaders because of their pom-poms. For example, “Gary wants to ask this paper shaker named Dawn to the prom this year.”
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What was a “paper shaker”?

  • A paperboy
  • Someone who worked in an office
  • A cheerleader
  • Someone who saved everything
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