The idea, intertwined with feminism, that the promotion of "girly" features which have been considered formerly as weak and fragile are actually strong and resilient. These are traits to take pride in. Girlism stands for the strength of being girly, the lack of need to change girly personalities in order to be valid, brave, and feministic.
She exudes a kind of girlism that does not apologize for wearing a dress and instead basks in the effortless confidence being a young woman holds.
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Get the girlism mug.noun: an action that represents a woman falling into people-pleasing patterns, the conditioned practice of being an obedient female.
Having a boundary crossed is a real test for a recovering people-pleaser, she might collapse into good girlism.
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She does things how, when, and where she pleases regardless of the opinions of either gender. The hallmark about her is that no matter what she's doing, there's always some note of feminine charm about her. It may be something as small as her wearing mascara and lip gloss, or even something as obvious as wearing skirts and dresses, but she always knows how to add her own personal twist of femininity to anything she does.
She does things how, when, and where she pleases regardless of the opinions of either gender. The hallmark about her is that no matter what she's doing, there's always some note of feminine charm about her. It may be something as small as her wearing mascara and lip gloss, or even something as obvious as wearing skirts and dresses, but she always knows how to add her own personal twist of femininity to anything she does.
by PinkNinjaFrogs95 November 12, 2013
Get the Girlish Tomboy mug.A common and dysfunctional conversational practice in which the listener turns the speaker's experience around in order to make themselves and their experience, point of view, situation, the central and singular focus of the conversation.
"My husband was out of town on business on Father's Day."
Gillism response: "My Tony was on his death bed on Father's Day with a triple ear infection and poison ivy over 80% of his body, and a fever of 104 DEGREES!!!"
Gillism response: "My Tony was on his death bed on Father's Day with a triple ear infection and poison ivy over 80% of his body, and a fever of 104 DEGREES!!!"
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