Fangirl
//ˈfænˌɡɝl// noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female fan who is obsessive about a particular subject (especially, someone or something in popular entertainment media). slang
"It's often an all or nothing world for the fangirl who has yet to learn to bridle the imagination. She is notorious for being incapable of passively enjoying stories."
- 2 A female fan who is obsessive about a particular subject (especially, someone or something in popular entertainment media) wordnet
Verb
- 1 To behave like a fangirl; to be obsequious, star-struck, boy crazy, etc. intransitive
"I bought the magazines, ran home after work, filmed myself flipping through the pages—half legitimately fangirling over the boys, half making fun of people like myself who fangirl over the boys."
- 2 to be a extreme female fan of something wordnet
Example
More examples"It's often an all or nothing world for the fangirl who has yet to learn to bridle the imagination. She is notorious for being incapable of passively enjoying stories."
Etymology
From fan + girl.
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