fangirly

English

Etymology

From fangirl +‎ -y.

Adjective

fangirly (comparative more fangirly, superlative most fangirly)

1. (fandom slang) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, a fangirl; fangirlish. [from 1990s]
   • 1998 November 23, Susannah Tiller, “My fabulous time yesterday”, in alt.fan.stonecutters‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Damian Shanahan introduced me to Steve R, and he and I had a good long chat about life, the beeb, our fellow St*n*c8tters, etc. I'd brought along a camera, but thought it would be a bit fangirly to ask for a photo with Steve.

   • 2007, Lucy A. Snyder, “Sara and the Telecats”, in Sparks and Shadows: Stories and Poetry, HW Press, page 106:

     Sara considered writing to tell him about it, but discarded the idea as overtly fangirly.