little monster

noun

A fan of American singer Lady Gaga.

Meanings

little monster1

nounlittle monster (plural little monsters)

plural little monsters

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Little Monster.

    Lady Gaga’s little monsters have made her the most powerful celebrity this year, according the Forbes annual Celebrity 100 list.

    2011 May 11, Angela Hickman, “Lady Gaga tops Forbes most powerful list”, in National Post
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    The Pokerface singer interupted her Budapest concert to say: "I'm so sorry I couldn't be there to accept this award myself but there are 20,000 little monsters out there waiting for me, so I have to hurry up and get back on stage. […]

    2010 November 8, Beverley Lyons, “Girls on top at the MTV European Music Awards as Lady Gaga scoops hat-trick”, in Daily Record, Scotland

    Lady Gaga delivered a personalized video message to some of her "little monsters" at a west-end Toronto high school Friday supporting an assembly against bullying and homophobia.

    2011 November 26, Victoria Ahearn, “Lady Gaga sends message of love”, in The Chronicle Herald

Little Monster2

nounLittle Monster (plural Little Monsters)

plural Little Monsters · alternative little monster

  1. slanglifestyleA fan of American singer Lady Gaga.

    The pop star is rallying her Little Monsters to support the relief efforts in Japan with a new wristband available on her online store.

    2011 March 13, Feifei Sun, “Lady Gaga Designs Wristband for Japan Earthquake Relief”, in Time
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    It was an odd occurrence to be sure. Ga was arguably the most popular artist of '09 and yet was a no-show in the nominations. Perhaps her Little Monsters' collective growl woke the academy up.

    2010 July 8, Kevin Amorim, “Did Gaga help spur a monster Grammy rule change?”, in Newsday

    Lady Gaga doesn’t look like the type to sit down over turkey and all the trimmings, but the singer couldn't resist treating her Little Monsters to her first holiday special.

    2011 November 3, Gerrick D. Kennedy, “Lady Gaga to premiere Thanksgiving special on ABC”, in Los Angeles Times

Origin

Coined by Lady Gaga in 2009, in reference to her use of monsters in her lyrics as a metaphor for her fears, as in the song “Monster”.

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APA

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MLA

“little monster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/little%20monster. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “little monster,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/little%20monster.

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