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Girlboss (verb) to make something or someone appear as a feminist idol or inspiration for profit, despite the numerous flaws of the person.
"Have you seen the new Cruella De Ville trailer?"
"Yeah. They totally girlbossed her. As if she's a villain because she's a girl, not because she tried to make a coat out of puppies."
"Yeah. They totally girlbossed her. As if she's a villain because she's a girl, not because she tried to make a coat out of puppies."
by CrazyandIknowit March 18, 2021
Jul 26 Word of the Day
Noun: a friend who is usually only called upon by a friend when a more primary/prominent friend is unavailable.
Taken from the term “second string” in an athletic competition situation. In football, if the star quarterback gets injured during a play, the second string is called off the bench to replace him/her. A “Second String Friend” is essentially benched until needed, if ever.
Synonyms: Plan B, Second Choice, Secondary Friend, Benched Until Needed
Taken from the term “second string” in an athletic competition situation. In football, if the star quarterback gets injured during a play, the second string is called off the bench to replace him/her. A “Second String Friend” is essentially benched until needed, if ever.
Synonyms: Plan B, Second Choice, Secondary Friend, Benched Until Needed
I got a call from X the other night. She had an extra ticket to a concert she bought for a friend, but they couldn’t make it so she called me to ask if I wanted to go because I am her Second String Friend.
by Deus-ex-machina August 26, 2020
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A person who co-opts popular feminist “girl power” rhetoric as a way to virtue signal to other neoliberals and shield themselves from criticism.
JK Rowling’s “girlboss” McFeminism is real obvious you realize she only supports girls who “aren’t like other girls”
by tay.tayyyyyy March 05, 2021
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Girlboss (noun) someone who is lauded as being a feminist icon, despite the fact that they are actually extremely unpleasant or unfeminist.
by CrazyandIknowit March 18, 2021
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A girl boss is someone who don't take shit from a man and uses men for her own benefit because men are dogs that belong on a leash
Q : who's a girl boss you know?
A: emma from the promised neverland, or just any woman from the series in general
A: emma from the promised neverland, or just any woman from the series in general
by .rat.in.a.hole July 14, 2021
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A woman in control, taking charge of her own circumstances in work & life. Someone who knows her worth and won't accept anything less. She is not a "mean girl" in fact, she hates "mean girls." She is empowering and inspiring to those around her. She kicks ass!
A girlboss knows that if you don't have big dreams and goals, that you'll end up working really hard for someone who does.
by Sunnypier January 29, 2017