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

Derived Forms

• fangirling
  noun

Etymology

Origin of fangirl

First recorded in 1930–35; fan ² + girl

Example Sentences

I fangirl on them in the way that the character fangirls on Diane Lockhart.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

"I was socially embarrassed to be a fangirl so I definitely repressed it as a teenager," she says.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

She’s also simply enjoying her “incredible ride,” playing fangirl around her fellow nominees and feeling “like part of a team sport.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Cecily Strong portraying an eager judge on the case, is more of a Depp fangirl viewing the trial as a fun diversion and opportunity to fawn over the actor.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2023