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fangirly

fangirly adjective: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, a fangirl; fangirlish.

Adjective

fangirly (comparative more fangirly, superlative most fangirly)

  1. (slang) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, a fangirl; fangirlish.
    • Damian Shanahan introduced me to Steve R, and he and I had a good long chat about life, the beeb, our fellow St*n*c8tters, etc. I'd brought along a camera, but thought it would be a bit fangirly to ask for a photo with Steve.1998 November 23, Susannah Tiller, “My fabulous time yesterday”, in alt.fan.stonecutters (Usenet)
    • Sara considered writing to tell him about it, but discarded the idea as overtly fangirly.2007, Lucy A. Snyder, “Sara and the Telecats”, in Sparks and Shadows: Stories and Poetry, HW Press, page 106

Forms of fangirly

comparativemore fangirly
superlativemost fangirly

Origin of fangirly

From fangirl + -y.

Questions about fangirly

What does fangirly mean?
Fangirly means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, a fangirl; fangirlish.
What part of speech is fangirly?
Fangirly is an adjective.

Words near fangirly in the dictionary

  1. fangirled
  2. fangirling
  3. fangirlish
  4. fangirlism
  5. fangirls
  6. fangirly
  7. fangish
  8. fangite
  9. fangle
  10. fangled
  11. fangles

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