demigirl

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English

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Etymology

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From demi- +‎ girl.

Noun

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demigirl (plural demigirls)

  1. (neologism) A person who identifies as partially, but not completely, female.
    • 2015, anonymous, "I Saw U", The Stranger, Volume 24, Number 25, 18 February 2015 - 24 February 2015, page 51:
      Me: male-bodied demigirl with big black headphones and pink bow-headband in front of you on the bus to Ballard.
    • 2018 April 26, Rachel Fechter, “Lavender Graduation Ceremony to offer inclusive space for LGBTQ students”, in The Index, Truman State University, page 7:
      Among the students planning to attend Lavender Graduation is senior Julia Heath, who identifies as an asexual non-binary demigirl.
    • 2019, Ariane M. Balizet, Shakespeare and Girls’ Studies, unnumbered page:
      Hamlet identifies as a demigirl, although the term is used here by her best friend, Rachel Yorick, []
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:demigirl.

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Adjective

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demigirl (comparative more demigirl, superlative most demigirl)

  1. (neologism) Identifying as partially, but not completely, female.
    • 2015 September, anonymous author, “Breaking the Binary”, in Counterpoint College, Wellesley College, page 10:
      I've settled upon demigirl to describe my gender, a nonbinary identity meaning partially girl, partially something else.
    • 2019, Eva A. Mendes, Brian T. T. Harris, Gender Identity, Sexuality and Autism: Voices from Across the Spectrum, page 30:
      People who identify as demigirl may or may not have other gender identities too.
    • 2019, Darcey Steinke, Flash Count Diary: Menopause and the Vindication of Natural Life, unnumbered page:
      I identify as demigirl but there are times when I fluctuate from agender to demigirl to female.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:demigirl.