fangirl
Speech parts
1. fangirl - Noun
2. fangirl - Verb
Meaning
fangirl (plural fangirls)
(fandom slang) A female fan who is obsessive about a particular subject (especially, someone or something in popular entertainment media).
Synonyms: fanne, femfan, femme fan
Coordinate term: fanboy
fangirl (third-person singular simple present fangirls, present participle fangirling, simple past and past participle fangirled)
(intransitive) To behave like a fangirl; to be obsequious, star-struck, boy crazy, etc.
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I will admit, I once launched myself at Julie Garwood for a hug, hoping some of her magic would rub off on me... and I have fangirl crushes on Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Linda Howard, and Kresley Cole, among many others.
I'm such a fangirl when it comes to other writers. I read 250 books a year, and I'm always talking up books by other authors.
My ultimate crush may be Judith McNaught - I met her once more than 20 years ago, and she was incredibly kind and encouraging to me. I adore that woman. But I also fangirl over aspiring or beginning authors, because every time I talk with them, I'm so energized and inspired.
And then, after further lashings of my fangirl advocating, she agrees to keep writing.
"As someone who religiously checks Garner's Instagram feed for hilarious cooking adventures and fangirl ballet posts, I considered myself pretty in-the-know about Garner's pets, but this one got me," a baffled Marissa DeSantis The Evening Standard.
But then, you fangirl over Hornblower, so my fears vanished into the mist of British history.