Girlfriending

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of being a girlfriend. humorous, informal, often, uncommon, uncountable

    "Lark praises Courtney's mothering skills, but grades her low on her girlfriending skills."

  2. 2
    The act of having a girlfriend. humorous, informal, often, rare, uncountable

    "The Hitlerjugend was almost prudishly puritan. Boozing, smoking, visiting brothels and even serious ‘girlfriending’ were officially denied, while major emphasis was put on sport and fitness."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of girlfriend form-of, gerund, humorous, informal, often, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
chickfriendchickfriendfemalefriendgfgirl

Example

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"Lark praises Courtney's mothering skills, but grades her low on her girlfriending skills."

Etymology

From girlfriend + -ing.

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