girl power

noun

A phrase suggesting female exuberance and independence, used to market several female musical groups, especially the Spice Girls.

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Meanings

noungirl power (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA phrase suggesting female exuberance and independence, used to market several female musical groups, especially the Spice Girls.

    The period of these blockbuster franchises has also seen such popular pseudofeminisms as 'girl power' that claim empowerment while buying in to materialisms that are patriarchal.

    2007, John Lennard, Octavia E Butler: Xenogenesis / Lilith's Brood, page 14

Translations

Finnish tyttöenergiaa
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Polish gdzie diabeł nie może, tam babę pośle
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Cite this entry
APA

girl power. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girl%20power

MLA

“girl power.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girl%20power. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “girl power,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girl%20power.

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