bruh girl
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the fact that the word bruh is typically used between men.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bruh girl (plural bruh girls)
- (slang) A girl with personality traits and interests considered masculine, especially associated with frequently using the word bruh (“expressing amazement or shock”) in conversation.
- 2020, Annabelle Vaughan, “Tasting the Rainbow”, in Critic Te Ārohi, number 14, page 33:
- According to one consumer, they turn her “straight into a ‘bruh’ girl” in an instant.
- 2020 July 26, Daniella Emanuel, Angelica Martinez, “If You Check Off More Than Half The Things On This List, You're A "Bruh" Girl”, in BuzzFeed[1], archived from the original on 26 July 2020:
- TikTok has really shined a light on the wide array of magnificent females that bless this earth. We've got the VSCO girls, the soft girls, the E-girls, and the newest addition... The "bruh" girls. "Bruh" girls are blunt, hilarious, brave, and give no fucks what people think about them.
- 2020 July 28, Bianca Nieves, “These $10 Walmart Jeans Went Viral on TikTok — Here’s My Honest Review”, in Teen Vogue[2], archived from the original on 28 July 2020:
- The "don't mind me, I'm just casually looking down, fixing my pants, snap away!" look that's the perfect mix between 🥺 and bruh girl.
- 2020 September, Rajasi Laddha, “I’m Not Like the Other Girls”, in The Prospector, volume 63, number 1, page 23:
- Both are opposites and it was trendy to be a bruh girl.
- 2021, Amulya Rao Madasu, “Aesthetic”, in Living Fifteen: A Peer into the Mind of a Teenager, Notion Press, →ISBN:
- Do I be the bruh girl?
- 2021 January, Abra Heritage, “Can Teenage Girls Like Anything?”, in The Founder, volume XII, number V, page 10:
- The title itself has, of course, caused controversy, but many online claim that ‘bruh girls’ can be viewed interchangeably with ‘pick-me-girls’, who are women that supposedly take on masculine interest to impress men.
- 2021 January 26, Rebecca Jennings, “This week in TikTok: How are you supposed to be a girl online?”, in Vox[3], archived from the original on 26 January 2021:
- If she likes video games, she’s a “bruh” girl.
- 2021 August 10, Rishma Shah, “Picnic Date? Let Deepika Padukone’s Wardrobe Inspire You”, in Femina[4], archived from the original on 11 August 2021:
- A stunning denim dress like the one in this actor’s wardrobe, will sure be very comfortable and give that bruh-girl vibe.
- 2021 November 16, Justine Orgel, “Feminist of the Week! Frat Brother Pours Me Water Instead of Spiking My Drink”, in 34th Street Magazine, The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc., page 23:
- Crazy, because the loose, spontaneous, extroverted, chill, crackhead, bruh girl Justine doesn’t usually come out unless invited by a fiery ball or California beach town.
- 2022, Disha Bindra, compiler, Thoughts from Around, The Little Booktique Hub, →ISBN:
- She is a hodophile and a bruh girl.
- 2022 January 19, “Declassifieds”, in Mars’ Hill, volume 26, number 06, page 3:
- Mary Magdalene was definitely a Bruh girl.
- 2022 August 7, Emily Patterson, “Ten Reasons You Should Shop With Al Grandé Boutique”, in Markets Herald[5], archived from the original on 8 March 2023:
- Al Grandé Boutique offers a variety of fashion and aesthetics like preppy, gothic, grunge, dark academia, chic, sexy, Bruh girl, tomboy style, Harajuku style, and kawaii style.
- 2022 October 3, Maddie Tix, “Country Music: Why You Should Listen”, in Her Campus[6], archived from the original on 3 October 2022:
- I am passionate about female empowerment, while also normalizing the new idea of being a 'bruh" girl!