gentlegirl

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noun

A polite form of address for a young woman.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

noungentlegirl (plural gentlegirls)

plural gentlegirls

  1. humorousinformalrareA polite form of address for a young woman.

    Hallo, Gentlegirls and Gentlemen !

    2002 February 17, Konrad Brokamp, “Win XP with T-online explorer, Outlook Express, and Norton Internet Security 2002”, in microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (Usenet)
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    Yes gentlemen (and gentlegirls), I am talking about the game that started it all. Rogue.

    2007 May 25, Slash [username], “ToTRL Competitions: Recover the Amulet of Yendor!”, in rec.games.roguelike.development (Usenet)

    Amber Luthergaard (D-North Dakota) had been a fixture in the halls of Congress for over a year now. The distinguished gentlegirl was adjusting.

    2012, Bowen Craig, A Look to the Future Through the Eyes of an Eighty Year Old Pirate, iUniverse, →ISBN, pages 120–121

    Synonyms: gentlelady, gentlewoman

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA polite form of address for a young woman.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

gentlegirl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gentlegirl

MLA

“gentlegirl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gentlegirl. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gentlegirl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gentlegirl.

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