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girlitis

girlitis noun: a tendency of a boy to interact with or think about girls, said as if it were due to a disease or affliction.

Noun

girlitis (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, informal) A tendency of a boy to interact with or think about girls, said as if it were due to a disease or affliction.

Origin of girlitis

From girl + -itis.

Questions about girlitis

What does girlitis mean?
Girlitis means a tendency of a boy to interact with or think about girls, said as if it were due to a disease or affliction.
What part of speech is girlitis?
Girlitis is a noun.

Words near girlitis in the dictionary

  1. girlishly
  2. girlishness
  3. girlishnesses
  4. girlism
  5. girlisms
  6. girlitis
  7. girlkind
  8. girlkisser
  9. girlkissers
  10. girlless
  11. girllessness

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