fangirl
1 of 2noun
fan·girl ˈfan-ˌgər(-ə)l 
: a girl or woman who is an extremely or overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something
fangirl
2 of 2verb
fangirled; fangirling; fangirls
intransitive verb
informal
: to exhibit fandom often to an excessive degree : to behave like an extremely devoted or overly excited fangirl
"I totally fangirled," [Katy] Tiz admitted. "You have no idea. He came right near me, and I'm pretty sure he looked right at me while singing. I was screaming …"
Joe Lynch
Joe Lynch"They're like fangirling over me, and I'm fangirling over the fact they're fangirling over me, and we're all just like freaking out, so excited," she [Madeline Brewer, actress] says with a laugh. Terri Schwartz
Terri Schwartz… after three years of fangirling over one of my favorite bands—owning all their music …—I knew I'd have to see them one way or another … Melody Appel
Melody Appel
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Jessica Ourisman, Allure, 22 Aug. 2022 Speaking of superheroes, this Marvel show follows the origin story of Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), an Avengers fangirl whose familial heritage includes cosmic superpowers. Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Aug. 2022 Even their Instagram posts tend to match, and, on Halloween, their costumes always share a nerdy fangirl theme: Underrated Animated Villains. Amy Nicholson, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2022 In this installment, neuroscientist and Marie Curie fangirl Bee Königswasser gets her dream job working at NASA. Stephanie Merry, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 As a Marvel fangirl yourself, what was your first run-in with another MCU actor? Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 June 2022 Its main character, Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), a Pakistani-American teenager living in Jersey City with her parents Muneeba (Zenobia Shroff) and Yusuf (Mohan Kapur) and brother Aamir (Saagar Shaikh), is an unabashed Avengers fangirl. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2022 She’s an artist, a gamer, a fan-fiction writer and, above all, an Avengers fangirl. Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 June 2022 While expertly dodging a question about the band’s dating life, RM — the unfortunate soul sitting closest to the scare box — got spooked by an employee dressed as a BTS fangirl. Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2022 See More
Noun
Buildable Volume Mascara fangirl for over 10 years) and my love-hate relationship with eyeliner in its many iterations. Jessica Ourisman, Allure, 22 Aug. 2022 Speaking of superheroes, this Marvel show follows the origin story of Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), an Avengers fangirl whose familial heritage includes cosmic superpowers. Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Aug. 2022 Even their Instagram posts tend to match, and, on Halloween, their costumes always share a nerdy fangirl theme: Underrated Animated Villains. Amy Nicholson, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2022 In this installment, neuroscientist and Marie Curie fangirl Bee Königswasser gets her dream job working at NASA. Stephanie Merry, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 As a Marvel fangirl yourself, what was your first run-in with another MCU actor? Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 June 2022 Its main character, Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), a Pakistani-American teenager living in Jersey City with her parents Muneeba (Zenobia Shroff) and Yusuf (Mohan Kapur) and brother Aamir (Saagar Shaikh), is an unabashed Avengers fangirl. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2022 She’s an artist, a gamer, a fan-fiction writer and, above all, an Avengers fangirl. Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 June 2022 While expertly dodging a question about the band’s dating life, RM — the unfortunate soul sitting closest to the scare box — got spooked by an employee dressed as a BTS fangirl. Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1934, in the meaning defined above
Verb
2005, in the meaning defined above