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or girly
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Recent Examples of girlie
The coquette trend emerged in the mid-2020s and became popular via TikTok due to its embrace of all things unabashedly girly and feminine.
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Kara Nesvig, Parents, 21 May 2026
Bjelland was one of the icons of the riot grrrl scene in the Nineties, and along with Courtney Love and Bratmobile’s Allison Wolfe, she was known for sporting hyper-feminine, girly dresses.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
Danielle Fishel shows off her girly side in florals at the Hulu Get Real House event in Los Angeles on April 22.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Now Venerdì Pomeriggio promises to keep faith with Ponti’s signature girly and whimsical aesthetic but within a different business framework, hinged on smaller production, a sustainable focus and lower price points compared to her previous line.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
This look has a soft and girly vibe.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
In an era of girly pop, the group’s star is sure to continue to rise.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
There are endless ways to style these skirts, whether girly, sporty, or something else.
—Andrea Bossi, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
Lavin said Lukas loved to fish, so there will be a fishing dock in his honor, Genevieve was a girly girl and the boss of her brothers, Ben was artsy, and Archer was athletic.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Kara Nesvig, Parents, 21 May 2026
Bjelland was one of the icons of the riot grrrl scene in the Nineties, and along with Courtney Love and Bratmobile’s Allison Wolfe, she was known for sporting hyper-feminine, girly dresses.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
Danielle Fishel shows off her girly side in florals at the Hulu Get Real House event in Los Angeles on April 22.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Now Venerdì Pomeriggio promises to keep faith with Ponti’s signature girly and whimsical aesthetic but within a different business framework, hinged on smaller production, a sustainable focus and lower price points compared to her previous line.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
This look has a soft and girly vibe.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
In an era of girly pop, the group’s star is sure to continue to rise.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
There are endless ways to style these skirts, whether girly, sporty, or something else.
—Andrea Bossi, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
Lavin said Lukas loved to fish, so there will be a fishing dock in his honor, Genevieve was a girly girl and the boss of her brothers, Ben was artsy, and Archer was athletic.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlie
Adjective
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Sybil, who spent her younger years beleaguered by the presence of her double, that emblem of feminine conformity named Désirée, never manages to perceive herself as anything but abnormal by comparison.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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But when Cox was bullied by her peers for acting too feminine, her teachers and mother blamed the abuse on her.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Known for her breathy, sultry yet girlish vocal style, Longet achieved significant success on the record charts, beginning with her 1967 debut album, Claudine, and, to a lesser extent, the subsequent The Look of Love (1967) and Love Is Blue (1968).—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Miho Sakoda’s Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San) managed a deft balance of girlish naiveté, true love and bitter betrayal with a soprano of apparently limitless expressivity.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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With its elegant, womanly heel curving into a narrow point and its sensible perforated top designed to resemble a man's oxford dress shoe, the oxford pump is the shoe of a woman who stands between two worlds.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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Marant launched her label and had her first show in 1994, quickly becoming a byword for a hip, womanly brand of boho chic.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Last month, a Santa Monica man, also unaffiliated with the university, was charged with kidnapping a female UCLA student in March to try to rape her.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The male and female Islanders are split up for a week, with half being sent to a whole other villa as new contestants are brought in, aiming to couple up the Islanders.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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The term kothi applies to a broad category of people assigned male at birth who are effeminate to varying degrees and might engage in same-sex relationships, but do not live in separate communities.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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One of the earliest of American masculinity influencers was President Theodore Roosevelt, who touted his own transformation from a timid, effeminate man – local presses mocked him in his early career – to a rugged outdoorsman.—
Miriam Eve Mora,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Girlie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlie. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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