fan·girl
ˈfan-ˌgər(-ə)l 
: a girl or woman who is an extremely or overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something
fangirled; fangirling; fangirls
informal
: to exhibit fandom often to an excessive degree : to behave like an extremely devoted or overly excited fangirl
"I totally fangirled," [Katy] Tiz admitted. "You have no idea. He came right near me, and I'm pretty sure he looked right at me while singing. I was screaming …"—
Joe Lynch
Joe Lynch"They're like fangirling over me, and I'm fangirling over the fact they're fangirling over me, and we're all just like freaking out, so excited," she [Madeline Brewer, actress] says with a laugh.—Terri Schwartz
Terri Schwartz… after three years of fangirling over one of my favorite bands—owning all their music …—I knew I'd have to see them one way or another …—Melody Appel
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025
By balancing comfort and couture, Culpo hopes her designs will be fangirls' new go-tos.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 18 Dec. 2025
Press PLAY on the video above to hear more about the series from Brown (who also fangirls out over meeting Gellar), then hit the comments with your thoughts about the show!
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 28 July 2024
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Noun
The Saturday Night Live fangirls (and Challengers-enjoyers) were well fed last night.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025
By balancing comfort and couture, Culpo hopes her designs will be fangirls' new go-tos.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Verb
But a gleeful surprise was getting a chance to fangirl Emeril Lagasse, who’s early ‘90s cooking shows solidified my love for cooking.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 18 Dec. 2025
Press PLAY on the video above to hear more about the series from Brown (who also fangirls out over meeting Gellar), then hit the comments with your thoughts about the show!
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 28 July 2024
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“Fangirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fangirl. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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