e-girl

See also: egirl

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From e- (“electronic”) +‎ girl.[1]

Noun

e-girl (plural e-girls)

  1. (Internet slang) A female member of the e-girl/e-boy subculture which emerged in the late 2010s, characterized by emo- and grunge-inspired fashion, and by heavy use of social media platforms (notably TikTok).
    Hypernym: e-kid
    Coordinate term: e-boy
    • 2019 May 20, Annaliese Olivo, “E-girl fashion develops into lifestyle from online jokes”, in The Eagle's Eye, W. Charles Akins High School, page 21:
      Instagram is one main social media platform where e-girls post pictures or videos of themselves showing off their outfits and modeling them.
    • 2019 October, Claire Clements, “Claire's Corner: The VSCO Phenomenon”, in The Sidekick, page 9:
      Let the e-girls put hearts on their faces and dye their hair.
    • 2019 December 4, Andrienne Matei, “TikTok's soft girls: could a hyper-cute aesthetic be a symbol of empowerment?”, in The Guardian:
      The popular 2019 #softgirlchallenge, in which teens edited their videos so they appeared to spontaneously transform from grungy e-girl to glimmering soft girl particularly conveys how lightly Gen Z wears its group affiliations.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:e-girl.
  2. (Internet slang, by extension, sometimes derogatory) A female content creator who is physically attractive and/or dresses in alternative fashion.

References

  1. ^ Chelsea Ritchel, "E-Girl: What Is The Trend And How Do They Dress?", Independent, 25 November 2019

Further reading

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English e-girl.

Noun

e-girl f (plural e-girls)

  1. e-girl
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