fan·girl
ˈfan-ˌgər(-ə)l 
: a girl or woman who is an extremely or overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something
fangirled; fangirling; fangirls
informal
: to exhibit fandom often to an excessive degree : to behave like an extremely devoted or overly excited fangirl
"I totally fangirled," [Katy] Tiz admitted. "You have no idea. He came right near me, and I'm pretty sure he looked right at me while singing. I was screaming …"—
Joe Lynch
Joe Lynch"They're like fangirling over me, and I'm fangirling over the fact they're fangirling over me, and we're all just like freaking out, so excited," she [Madeline Brewer, actress] says with a laugh.—Terri Schwartz
Terri Schwartz… after three years of fangirling over one of my favorite bands—owning all their music …—I knew I'd have to see them one way or another …—Melody Appel
Melody AppelExamples of fangirl in a Sentence
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Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
Then, there's the question that all the fangirls are wondering: Will the serenades live on?
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 28 July 2024
But these breaks also gave the album of the year winner the chance to fangirl over her favorite artists, too.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
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Noun
In marrying into, then blowing the whistle on, the British monarchy, Meghan has both inspired love and hope and fangirls and been targeted with hate, including a torrent of racist, sexist abuse from the British tabloids and gross commentary from President Trump.
—Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
Then, there's the question that all the fangirls are wondering: Will the serenades live on?
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
Press PLAY on the video above to hear more about the series from Brown (who also fangirls out over meeting Gellar), then hit the comments with your thoughts about the show!
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 28 July 2024
But these breaks also gave the album of the year winner the chance to fangirl over her favorite artists, too.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Fangirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fangirl. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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