# Victoria's Secret

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A retail marketer of women's clothing and beauty products, best known for lingerie, founded in San Francisco in 1977.

## Etymology
Founded in 1977 and named after Queen Victoria, for an association with the refinement of the Victorian era, the "secret" being the body concealed by the clothing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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