(verb: girlwifing, to girlwife)
a girlwife is a sort of charicature of heterosexual feminity, one utilized most often by closeted or semi-closeted queer people for the explicit purpose of receiving positive feedback from straight men. when adopting the personality of a girlwife, individuals will begin to dress in a hyperfeminine manner and conform to feminine stereotypes. to be considered a girlwife or to be girlwifing, and individual must:
1. be expressing femininity in a way that does not feel natural to them, but is expected of them
2. reject all notion of queerness and temporarily adopt the label of "straight"
3. have their main goal to be acceptance from straight men/assimiltion into straight society
a girlwife is a sort of charicature of heterosexual feminity, one utilized most often by closeted or semi-closeted queer people for the explicit purpose of receiving positive feedback from straight men. when adopting the personality of a girlwife, individuals will begin to dress in a hyperfeminine manner and conform to feminine stereotypes. to be considered a girlwife or to be girlwifing, and individual must:
1. be expressing femininity in a way that does not feel natural to them, but is expected of them
2. reject all notion of queerness and temporarily adopt the label of "straight"
3. have their main goal to be acceptance from straight men/assimiltion into straight society
"Did you hear Syd's boyfriend threatened to leave them for being queer? That's probably why they started girlwifing so hard when he's around."
"Maya used to be much more butch, and she came to Pride with us every year! But ever since she got in a relationship with Tyler she's turned into his little girlwife."
"Maya used to be much more butch, and she came to Pride with us every year! But ever since she got in a relationship with Tyler she's turned into his little girlwife."
by aaaaaa42 February 01, 2021
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