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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.
girlism by noname12345678910 August 8, 2019
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One very sexy and sultry female.
"Check out that girlism!"
girlism by girlism, August 31, 2007
A term used by feminists to promote the importance of being a girl, and of acting and becoming one.
Girl 1: "i like being dominated by men"
Girl 2: "Girlism!"
girlism by kitten fingers June 19, 2022

good girlism 

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.

Girlish Tomboy 

A Girlish Tomboy is a girl who knows what she wants and how to play the game and still have a feminine touch.

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.
A Girlish Tomboy: She's a girl and a tomboy and she loves the combo.
Girlish Tomboy by PinkNinjaFrogs95 November 12, 2013
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 by Roberto Higgins June 16, 2008

girlish high spirits 

When girls are happy about something (usually boys) and they get all hyper and giggly.
Mean Old Janitor - Be quiet!
Giggly Girls - You cannot shut us up, we are in girlish high spirits!
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