girl next door
noun
: a wholesome young woman from a middle-class family
She's a big star now, but her fans still think of her as the girl next door.
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And in one of Fennell’s wildest edits, pure-hearted girl next door Isabella Linton (Alison Oliver) becomes a scary-horny savant à la Emma Stone in Poor Things, with a fabulous voodoo dollhouse and a questionably consensual taste for S&M.
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Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
During a storm, the dog of one family’s daughter runs away, thankfully to be found by girl next door.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 9 Feb. 2026
Jennifer Garner may be America's girl next door, but the 13 Going on 30 actress is also plenty capable of putting up a fight.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
Barton then found success in 2003, playing the iconic teen and troubled girl next door, Marissa Cooper, on The O.C. Barton departed the series after her character's tragic death on season 3.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Lee has been cast as Ashley, the charming girl next door that Montgomery (Sean Giambrone) has a crush on who is also in a terrifying Death Metal Folk band.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 25 June 2025
After a run-in with the resident cool girl next door, Stevie strikes an unlikely friendship with wild not-so-child, Edie (20).
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2025
And ultimately, the jury wanted to reward that girl next door, that hero.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
During a storm, the dog of one family’s daughter runs away, thankfully to be found by girl next door.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 9 Feb. 2026
Jennifer Garner may be America's girl next door, but the 13 Going on 30 actress is also plenty capable of putting up a fight.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
Barton then found success in 2003, playing the iconic teen and troubled girl next door, Marissa Cooper, on The O.C. Barton departed the series after her character's tragic death on season 3.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Lee has been cast as Ashley, the charming girl next door that Montgomery (Sean Giambrone) has a crush on who is also in a terrifying Death Metal Folk band.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 25 June 2025
After a run-in with the resident cool girl next door, Stevie strikes an unlikely friendship with wild not-so-child, Edie (20).
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2025
And ultimately, the jury wanted to reward that girl next door, that hero.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Girl next door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girl%20next%20door. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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