Noun: grrrl
| Singular | grrrl |
| Plural | grrrls; grrrlz |
Sample Sentences
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Forms of male supremacy and violence against grrrls / womyn entrenched in sexist black nationalist ideologies and projected-primarily against grrrls / womyn of color [2000 04, Gloria Steinem, Robin Morgan, Joanne Edgar, Patricia Theresa Carbine, Nina Finkelstein, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Ms. Magazine:]
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tell me that my short skirts are to get boys' attention. i'll tell you that i get plenty of grrrls' attention too. [2000, 4 Corners: A Feminist Review:]
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How do they try to prevent a Black Grrrl Revolution? By perpetuating Black Grrrl exhaustion and broken heartedness. [2002, Tony Medina, Samiya A. Bashir, Quraysh Ali Lansana, Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Art & Literature:]
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Young women, the grrrlz, call a man over 50 a 'fossil' because he lacks quickness of response. [2007, Jacob van Kokswijk, Digital Ego: Social and Legal Aspects of Virtual Identity, Eburon Uitgeverij B.V., →ISBN, page 119:]
Nouns inflected like grrrl
riot grrrl,
nubcake,
grrrl,
grill,
nicca,
nigga,
nikka,
h4x0r,
kween,
wigga,
luv,
boi,
boy,
joo,
homeboi,
interweb,
laydee,
cracka,
niggah,
nigguh, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Blend of grrr + girl. From the 1990s riot grrrl movement.