Becoming “That Girl” Thewordgirlmeansanyyoungfemalehuman,usuallyachildoranadolescent.Agirlisalsodescribedasawomanwhensheisanadult.Otherusesofthewordgirlincludeyoungwoman,daughter,girlfriend,andfemalefriend.Inadditiontobeinganoun,thewordgirlcan girl alsobeusedasanendearingtermforadultfemalefriends.Inaddition,itoftenoccursincompoundwordssuchasdaughter,sister,andniece. One e-girl is an e-girl, a term that’s been abused since its emergence. The Urban Dictionary’s definition from 2009 reads “call her an e-girl because she’s always after the D.” The term is often used to belittle attractive women on gaming websites, and recalls the Gamergate ideology. It is […]