Meaning & use
fangirling
Last updated
Expressing enthusiastic, often excitable admiration for a celebrity, franchise, or interest, in the manner stereotypically associated with an ardent female fan.
See it in a sentence
She spent the entire concert fangirling over her favorite band.
He couldn't stop fangirling when he met the author whose books he'd read a dozen times.
A note on using this word
Though it originated as gendered slang, "fangirling" is now used informally to describe enthusiastic fandom behavior regardless of the fan's gender.
Words with a similar meaning
gushinggeeking out
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “fangirling”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.