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girl grip

[ gurl grip ]

What is a girl grip?

Girl grip is a slang phrase that refers to holding multiple items in one hand by grasping them between fingers.

Typically, the phrase girl grip refers to a person using a clawed hand to hold multiple items at once. For example, a person may hold a paper cup using primarily their thumb and pointer finger while holding a smartphone, keys, receipt, and wallet with their remaining fingers on the same hand.

The phrase girl grip is more often used on social media. A person is most likely to use girl grip in content that shows themself or another person carrying a significant number of items in a single hand using their grasping fingers.

Although it was used prior, girl grip became more commonly used in 2023. This was possibly due to its similarity to other popular girl terms that were used during 2023, such as girl dinner and girl math.

Where does girl grip come from?

girl grip

The grip in girl grip refers to a person grasping multiple items at once in one hand. The girl in girl grip seems to come from the perceived notion that women are more likely to perform this grasping technique than men or that women are more likely to be documented on social media performing the grasping technique than men are.

The phrase girl grip has been used on social media to specifically refer to carrying multiple items between fingers of one hand since at least 2022.

The phrase became more common beginning in late 2023. The popularity of the phrase was likely influenced by similar girl terms, such as girl dinner and girl math.

Examples of girl grip

every finger can hold different stuff at the same time y’all just don’t get the girl grip
@tasteofespresso, September 21, 2023
Alex mastered the one handed girl grip when you forget your purse and have to carry all your life belongings on 4 fingers
@_placesbetween, November 22, 2023

Who uses girl grip?

Girl grip is most often used in social media content that depicts or refers to a person carrying multiple items in a single hand, with objects held between fingers.

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