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gorl

gorl is the alternative form of girl.

Meaning of girl

Noun

girl (countable and uncountable, plural girls)

  1. A female child.
    • I saw a little girl feeding, brushing, and talking to a heifer.
  2. (offensive, sometimes, see usage note) A woman, especially a young and often attractive woman.
    • He has a crush on a girl at work. We were kidding with him yesterday about his work crush.
  3. (colloquial) A term of address to a female (see usage notes)
    • Hey, girl, I haven't seen you since last week! Where you been?
    Synonyms:
    girlie, lass, lassie
  4. (colloquial) One's girlfriend.
    • He lucked out with that girl of his. Smart, sweet, sassy, and pretty too.
  5. (colloquial) One's daughter.
    • Your girl turned up on our doorstep. She was crying about the argument on the playground. We let her vent.
  6. (especially) A female friend.

See all 17 meanings of girl

Forms of gorl

pluralgorls

Origin of gorl

Variant spelling of girl. Perhaps popularized by the movie franchise Despicable Me in which the protagonist Gru, voiced by Steve Carell, has an exaggerated Slavic accent, and would pronounce "girl" as "gorl" to his adopted daughters.

Questions about gorl

What is gorl the alternative form of?
Gorl is the alternative form of girl.

Words near gorl in the dictionary

  1. Gorkiesque
  2. gorking
  3. gorks
  4. gorky
  5. Gorkyesque
  6. gorl
  7. Gorleston
  8. Gorleston-on-Sea
  9. Gorley
  10. Gorleys
  11. gorli

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