fangirl

American  

[fan-gurl] / ˈfænˌgɜrl /

noun

1. Sometimes fangurl an obsessive female fan, especially of comic books, science fiction, video games, music, or electronic devices.

   a web forum for Star Wars fangirls.

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verb (used without object)

1. (of a female fan) to demonstrate intense excitement at the mention or in the presence of a particular celebrity, film, product, etc., especially one associated with popular culture or technology.

   This is the fourth time the actress has fangirled out on live TV.

Other Word Forms

• fangirling noun

Etymology

Origin of fangirl

First recorded in 1930–35; fan ² + girl

Example Sentences

In court documents, prosecutors shared messages they said Carroll sent to her alleged co-conspirators via the Signal app, including that she was a “Hamas fangirl.”

From Los Angeles Times

From breakout comedians to beauty innovators, this year's nominees include jacket potato entrepreneurs, tap dancing brothers, a bus loving aunty, a BookTok aficionado and a film location fangirl.

From BBC

My colleague Bonnie - a former fangirl herself - wrote about that here.

From BBC

I felt so close to Bieber, so it’s no wonder that when “Mistletoe” came out, it was guaranteed to be the fantastical, Christmas fangirl song of my dreams.

From Salon

I followed all the classic fangirl rituals: reading One Direction fanfiction, watching every interview the band gave, maxing out my parents’ landline phone bill by voting for them on The X Factor.

From BBC