girlfriend

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.

   • Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her.
   • I was playing the acoustic guitar and my girlfriend was playing the drums.
   • A gentleman did not like his girl-friend to have to undergo so much unpleasant questioning.
2. 2

   A female friend of a woman or girl.

   • Mary always enjoyed hanging out with her girlfriend Jessica.
   • She's a very special girl (The kind of girl you want to know) / From her head down to her toenails (Down to her feet, yeah) / And she'll wait for me at backstage with her girlfriends / In a limousine (Long and black and shining bright)
3. 3

   A fellow gay man, especially a friend as opposed to a sexual partner.

   • [Tim:] james huh? my lover carlos's best girlfriend is named james. [James:] yes, i know. i AM your lover carlos's best girlfriend james.
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   1. 4

      A term of address for a female friend or among gay men.

      • [Hanque:] girlfriend - how'r we doing? [Doug:] hi hanque, i'd like a capuccino and some lobster bisque.. [Caption:] (friendliness with the waitstaff is a good sign)
   2. 5

      To be a girlfriend to (someone).

      • I was girlfriended during the past two years by a woman who worked an average job, and while we never lived together the assumption among our friends was we'd get married one day.
      • Most Black women don't spend their time sitting around and complaining about bm/wf and "girlfriending" each other.
      • If money were a person, she’d be girlfriending with Oprah, sleeping in the Lincoln Bedroom, and noshing with the Pope.
   3. 6

      To have (someone) as a girlfriend.

      • Back when I was single, I dated and girlfriended around quite a bit and found many responses to my VW buses.
      • > first of all, where are you? i haven't seen a man in amb for a long time!!! […] err, working, girlfriending, generally running out of time.

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