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girl crushes

girl crushes is the plural of girl crush.

Meaning of girl crush

Noun

girl crush (plural girl crushes)

  1. (informal) A strong but usually non-sexual fondness experienced by one woman or girl for another.
    • S. is a woman. I don't want to sleep with her — S. and I are both unambiguously heterosexual and my feelings for her are decidedly nonphysical — but I have a major crush on her all the same. This is a girl crush, big time.2004, Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint, published 2004, →ISBN, page 16
    Synonyms:
    sismance, womance
  2. (South Korean idol fandom) An aesthetic in idol girl groups characterized by themes of female empowerment, confidence, and an edgy visual and musical style, marketed toward female fans.

Questions about girl crushes

What is girl crushes the plural of?
Girl crushes is the plural of girl crush.

Words near girl crushes in the dictionary

  1. girl bands
  2. girl crazier
  3. girl craziest
  4. girl crazy
  5. girl crush
  6. girl crushes
  7. girl dinner
  8. girl dinners
  9. girl friday
  10. girl Fridays
  11. girl friend

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