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girlfran

girlfran is the pronunciation spelling of girlfriend.

Meaning of girlfriend

Noun

girlfriend (plural girlfriends)

  1. A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
    • Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her.
  2. (dated) A female friend of a woman or girl.
    • Mary always enjoyed hanging out with her girlfriend Jessica.
    Synonyms:
    chickfriend
  3. A fellow gay man, especially a friend as opposed to a sexual partner.
    • [Tim:] james huh? my lover carlos's best girlfriend is named james.
    • [James:] yes, i know. i AM your lover carlos's best girlfriend james.1994, Eric Orner, The Seven Deadly Sins of Love (reprinted in The Completely Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (2015), p. 53)
  4. A term of address for a female friend or among gay men.
    • [Hanque:] girlfriend - how'r we doing?
      [Doug:] hi hanque, i'd like a capuccino and some lobster bisque..
      [Caption:] (friendliness with the waitstaff is a good sign)1994, Eric Orner, The Seven Deadly Sins of Love (reprinted in The Completely Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (2015), p. 32)

See all 6 meanings of girlfriend

Forms of girlfran

pluralgirlfrans

Questions about girlfran

What is girlfran the pronunciation spelling of?
Girlfran is the pronunciation spelling of girlfriend.

Words near girlfran in the dictionary

  1. girlfags
  2. girlfail
  3. girlfailure
  4. girlfailures
  5. girlfie
  6. girlfran
  7. girlfrans
  8. girlfriend
  9. girlfriend experience
  10. girlfriend experiences
  11. girlfriend-ish

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