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Recent Examples of girlie
The Skims founder just embraced the girly, ruffly, bow-loving look with a festive—and somewhat unexpected—hairstyle.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Dec. 2025
These girlie pops are giving us driving bangers.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
This week, the I Love LA cast continued on the press tour, delighting in their glammed up Hollywood girly looks.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2025
These $14 Ruffle Ankle Socks would look great with these $36 Mary Jane Ballet Flats, creating a chic, girly look—while this Brushed Bomber Jacket is a great bargain at just $56 and can dress up any look while keeping you warm.
—Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
In an era of girly pop, the group's star is sure to continue to rise.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2025
Ekouaer Satin Long-Sleeve Button Down Pajama Set These pink and red pajamas have an adorable bow pattern that’s girly, cheery, and fitting for the season of gifting.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
As sublime as countertop donuts and as nourishing as a rack of girlie magazines, Clerks is a terrific movie gorge.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
There’s a bunch of girlie stuff on the walls; the furniture and paint are all pink.
—Najwa Jamal, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2025
Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Dec. 2025
These girlie pops are giving us driving bangers.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
This week, the I Love LA cast continued on the press tour, delighting in their glammed up Hollywood girly looks.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2025
These $14 Ruffle Ankle Socks would look great with these $36 Mary Jane Ballet Flats, creating a chic, girly look—while this Brushed Bomber Jacket is a great bargain at just $56 and can dress up any look while keeping you warm.
—Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
In an era of girly pop, the group's star is sure to continue to rise.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2025
Ekouaer Satin Long-Sleeve Button Down Pajama Set These pink and red pajamas have an adorable bow pattern that’s girly, cheery, and fitting for the season of gifting.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
As sublime as countertop donuts and as nourishing as a rack of girlie magazines, Clerks is a terrific movie gorge.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
There’s a bunch of girlie stuff on the walls; the furniture and paint are all pink.
—Najwa Jamal, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlie
Adjective
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For men, engaging with cosmetic surgery or tweakments to enhance appearance was, until recently, perceived as a largely feminine endeavor.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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Style them with dainty socks or sheer tights for a feminine, fashion-forward look, or keep things simple with clean, white ankle socks, denim, or an easy day dress.—
Nina Derwin,
Glamour,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Her girlish pout, tiny waist and generous bust were often more appreciated than her talent.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Dec. 2025
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As mainstream culture embraces girlish femininity alongside an ahistoric raw-milked nostalgia for a trad past, the sheep becomes a totem of the submissive, sacrificial role for women and girls in a new gender landscape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On the left: a photograph of a blurred womanly figure, her white dress smeared into an avian or angelic wingspan, her head eerily effaced, allowing the forest behind her to show sharply through.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Dec. 2025
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Tarun would tease her, and my mother would look sorrowfully toward Kavitha, as if the two of them now shared some womanly burden.—
Madhuri Vijay,
New Yorker,
16 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Netflix's Adolescence is a four-episode limited series about the family of Jamie Miller (Cooper), a teenage boy accused of stabbing to death his female classmate.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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DiCaprio is up for best performance by a male actor in a motion picture, while Infiniti is up for best performance by a female actor.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Phil initially teases Peter for being weak and effeminate.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
25 Sep. 2025
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So in a move that no one had approved, Wayans put on an effeminate voice for the character in hopes Executive Producer Lorne Michaels would be angry.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Girlie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlie. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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