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fangirl

  • /ˈfænˌɡɝl/ US

Where it comes from

From fan + girl.

noun fangirls

  1. slang A female fan who is obsessive about a particular subject (especially, someone or something in popular entertainment media). 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.

    Similar: fanne, femfan, femme fan

verb fangirls · fangirling · fangirled

  1. intransitive To behave like a fangirl; to be obsequious, star-struck, boy crazy, etc. 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.

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noun someone devoted to a single subject

Русскийфанатка fanátka

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@misc{fangirl_2026,
  title = {fangirl},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fangirl},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}