English

Alternative forms

• girl-crush

Noun

girl crush ‎(plural girl crushes)

1. (informal) A strong but usually nonsexual fondness experienced by one female for another.
   • 2004, Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint (2004), ISBN 9781582433141, page 16:

     S. is a woman. I don't want to sleep with her — S. and I are both unambiguously heterosexual and my feelings for her are decidedly nonphysical — but I have a major crush on her all the same. This is a girl crush, big time.

   • 2006, Emily Giffin, Baby Proof, St. Martin's Press (2006), ISBN 9780312348656, page 181:

     “You look awesome,” she says, beaming. “Somewhat conservative and understated but with loads of style. If Tucker comes, she's going to be insanely jealous. I mean, she might even develop a girl crush.”

   • 2010, Jill Murray, Rhythm and Blues, Doubleday Canada (2010), ISBN 9780385664912, page 141:

     “Last week you hated her, and this week you're making her mixtapes? You totally have a girl crush!"

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:girl crush.

Synonyms

• womance

Coordinate terms

• bromance
• man crush