meangirl

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A form of mean girl — A girl who tries to elevate her social status through bullying, especially at a high school.

Scrabble 11

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nounmeangirl (plural meangirls)

plural meangirls

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mean girl.

    ‘Well, speak of the damn devil,’ Shaunee said in her best meangirl voice.

    2009, P. C. Cast, Hunted (House of Night; 5), London: Atom, →ISBN, page 329
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    The meangirl mocks her and tells her that she doesn't need one, since she already has her own. A young boy seated next to the meangirl gives her a stern look and tells her that one shouldn't say such things, but otherwise, her nasty behavior remains unpunished, unlike the three boys in Hoffmann's tale.

    2012, Michelle René Eley, Racial Narratives and Counter-discourses in German Film After 1950 (dissertation), Durham, NC: Duke University, page 45

    Once when the meangirl wasn't around, a fair amount of tittle-tattling about her went on in front of Karl. There were a few salacious rumors.

    2017, Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni, After Andy: Adventures in Warhol Land, New York: Blue Rider Press, →ISBN, page 254

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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