gorl

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A form of girl — A female child.

Scrabble 5

Meanings

noungorl (plural gorls)

plural gorls

  1. InternetalternativeinformalAlternative form of girl.

    [The "gorls" meme seems to be everywhere.]

    2018 May 3, Dustin Nelson, “Gru Saying 'Gorls' Is the Internet's Favorite New Meme”, in Thrillist, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2020

Origin

Variant spelling of girl. Perhaps popularized by the movie franchise Despicable Me in which the protagonist Gru, voiced by Steve Carell, has an exaggerated Slavic accent, and would pronounce "girl" as "gorl" to his adopted daughters.

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APA

gorl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorl

MLA

“gorl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorl. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gorl,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorl.

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