Dictionary

e-girl en · NOUN

Etymology

From e- (“electronic”) + girl.

Meanings

1. (Internet) A female member of the e-girl/e-boy subculture which emerged in the late 2010s, characterized by emo- and grunge-inspired fashion, and by heavy use of social media platforms (notably TikTok).
   • Coordinate term: e-boy
   • Let the e-girls put hearts on their faces and dye their hair. 2019 October, Claire Clements, “Claire's Corner: The VSCO Phenomenon”, in The Sidekick, page 9:
   • The popular 2019 #softgirlchallenge, in which teens edited their videos so they appeared to spontaneously transform from grungy e-girl to glimmering soft girl particularly conveys how lightly Gen Z wears its group affiliations. 2019 December 4, Andrienne Matei, “TikTok's soft girls: could a hyper-cute aesthetic be a symbol of empowerment?”, in The Guardian:
   • Instagram is one main social media platform where e-girls post pictures or videos of themselves showing off their outfits and modeling them. 2019 May 20, Annaliese Olivo, “E-girl fashion develops into lifestyle from online jokes”, in The Eagle's Eye, W. Charles Akins High School, page 21:
2. (Internet, broadly, derogatory, sometimes) A female content creator who is physically attractive and/or dresses in alternative fashion.

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Hypernyms

e-kid