dreamgirl

English

Alternative forms

  • dream girl

Etymology

From dream +‎ girl.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɹiːmɡɜːl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɹimˌɡɝl/, /ˈdʒɹim-/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

dreamgirl (plural dreamgirls)

  1. (informal) One's ideal vision of a female companion.
    Coordinate term: dreamboy
    • 1989, Joseph M. Curran, Hibernian Green on the Silver Screen:
      The daughter of an Irish bricklayer became the American ideal: the dreamgirl of young, upward-bound males who yearned for the finer things of life

Derived terms

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