Meanings
gyal1
gyal2
plural gyals
- Multicultural London Englishpronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of girl.
Man, I wouldn't even try my luck with her / Gyals say I'm boujee
2019, “Vossi Bop”, performed by Stormzy2 more examples
It's cold: there's a new top gyal on road / Running t'ing, running t'ing, running t'ing – everything: oh, you've been told
2006, “A Little Bit of Shhh”, in Vertically Challenged, performed by Lady SovereignAn’ here I am. Your dream problem child. A facety ghetto rude gyal grateful for your remarkable lack of judgeyness, an’ ready to be dazzled and inspired by your penetrating insight.
2022, Tom Wright, “Scene Two: Classroom”, in I Ain’t Dumb (Modern Plays), London; New York, N.Y.; Dublin: Methuen Drama, →ISBN, page 12
Origin
- Englishgirl
- Jamaican Creolegyal“girl”
- Englishgyal
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole gyal (“girl”), from English girl.
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gyal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyal
“gyal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gyal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyal.
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