fangirl

US/ˈfænˌɡɝl/

fangirl noun: a female fan who is obsessive about a particular subject (especially, someone or something in popular entertainment media).

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Noun

fangirl (plural fangirls)

(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.2016, Kathleen Smith, The Fangirl Life: A Guide to All the Feels and Learning How to Deal, Penguin, →ISBN
Synonyms:

fanne, femfan, femme fan

fangirl (third-person singular simple present fangirls, present participle fangirling, simple past and past participle fangirled)

(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.2015, Tyler Oakley, Binge, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN
- Letterboxd, armed with the tri-colour microphone which has become their viral go-to, recently attended the red carpet of the BAFTAs. As one TikToker put it, on seeing the famous mic, Paul Mescal fangirled.2024 February 29, Jack King, “Why everyone you know is suddenly a Letterboxd head”, in GQ

He just got glomped by a crazy fangirl.
Or was she just fangirling, like those Doctor Whovians with their pen-and-ink hash marks?
My name is Elissa, and I am a rabid fangirl.

Noun
plural	fangirls
Verb
third-person singular present	fangirls
present participle	fangirling
past participle	fangirled
past	fangirled

From fan + girl.

What does fangirl mean?: Fangirl means a female fan who is obsessive about a particular subject (especially, someone or something in popular entertainment media).
What part of speech is fangirl?: Fangirl can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce fangirl?: Fangirl is pronounced /ˈfænˌɡɝl/ (US).
What is the plural of fangirl?: The plural of fangirl is fangirls.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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