fangirl

English

Etymology

fan +‎ girl

Doctor Who fangirls cosplaying the TARDIS

Noun

fangirl (plural fangirls)

1. (fandom slang) A female fan who is obsessive about a particular subject (especially, someone or something in popular entertainment media).

Synonyms

• fanne, femfan, femme fan

Coordinate terms

• fanboy

Derived terms

• fangirlish
• fangirlism

Translations

someone devoted to a single subject

• Esperanto: zelotino
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Finnish: fanittaja

Verb

fangirl (third-person singular simple present fangirls, present participle fangirling, simple past and past participle fangirled)

1. (intransitive) To behave like a fangirl; to be obsequious, star-struck, boy crazy, etc.

Anagrams

• farling, flaring