Meanings
noungirlslaughter (uncountable)
- informaluncountableThe killing of a girl.
The body of Caroline had been found, as Uncle George had surmised, near Culham, and Miss Smythe had confessed to girlslaughter and been suitably dealt with by the (this time) right authorities.
2014, Michael Fortescue, The Abingdon Chronicles (page 36)
Origin
girl + slaughter, modelled on manslaughter.
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APA
girlslaughter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girlslaughter
MLA
“girlslaughter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girlslaughter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “girlslaughter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girlslaughter.
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