sistergirl

Noun

sistergirl (plural sistergirls)

1. (African-American Vernacular) Sister, girlfriend (as a familiar term of address between women).
   • "We are all so proud of you, sistergirl! Couldn't you tell at graduation?"2003, Shonell Bacon, Draw Me with Your Love
   • Dianne, where would I be without my sistergirl support group?2004, Janette McCarthy Louard, Portrait of Deception
2. (Australian Aboriginal) A member of a traditional gender role in Australian Aboriginal cultures, resembling trans women.
   • […] But older sistergirls do feel a real strong sense, a real responsibility, to look after the little sistergirls because they know they've got a hard time ahead.2004, The Bulletin, volumes 6428-6439, page 32
   • Importantly, while Brown does not paint an idealised image of the inclusion of sistergirls within Indigenous cultures, she nonetheless emphasises the negative effects of colonisation upon sistergirls, […]2012, Damien W. Riggs, “Talking About 'Diverse Genders and Sexualities' Means Talking About More Than White Middle-Class Queers”, in Y. Taylor, editor, Educational Diversity: The Subject of...