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Mean girl
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a girl who tries to boost her social status by bullying or being cliquey, often in high school
Slang
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
mean girls
What does "mean girl" mean in social slang?
The term "mean girl" refers to a girl, typically in a school or teenage social setting, who increases her social status by being manipulative, exclusionary, or verbally/psychologically bullying others. The structure is a compound phrase where "mean" indicates cruel or unkind behavior and "girl" specifies the social group. It is commonly used in school and pop culture contexts to describe clique-based social aggression and status-seeking behavior.
Examples
She 's a mean girl, always putting others down.
