girl-crush

A form of girl crush — A strong but usually non-sexual fondness experienced by one woman or girl for another.

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Meanings

noungirl-crush (plural girl-crushes)

plural girl-crushes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of girl crush.

    Her girl-crush on Skye was a well-known thing.

    2008, Tia Williams, Sixteen Candles, Hyperion, →ISBN, page 8
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    I wish I could be Gwen Stefani. I'm not cool enough to have ever become her, or someone like her. I wish I was thirteen again, though, so I wouldn't have to hide my girl-crush on her.

    2010, Brando Skyhorse, The Madonnas of Echo Park, Free Press, →ISBN, page 125

    I'm as surprised as anyone that my girl-crush is a mom.

    2011, Rachel Bertsche, MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend, Ballantine, →ISBN, page 108
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APA

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

MLA

“girl-crush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girl-crush. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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