schoolgirl

noun

school·​girl ˈskül-ˌgər(-ə)l How to pronounce schoolgirl (audio)
: a girl attending school

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She was inspired by a character of the same name, a schoolgirl with pigtails, who appeared on the covers of Korean textbooks in the ’70s and ’80s. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024 Harris enlisted actress Molly Shannon, who revived her beloved Saturday Night Live character, Catholic schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024 When Greta Thunberg first downloaded Instagram in June 2018, the Swedish schoolgirl used the app to post pictures of herself posing with her rescue dog, Roxy. Amelia Tait, WIRED, 6 June 2019 The imagery is intended to mock and reflect modern Japan in some way — from the overworked salarymen gleefully staging suicidal leaps off of buildings to the schoolgirls (who, in the dream, have cell phones for heads) exposing themselves to perverts (who also have cell phones for heads). Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for schoolgirl 

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of schoolgirl was in 1678

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“Schoolgirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolgirl. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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schoolgirl

noun
school·​girl -ˌgər(-ə)l How to pronounce schoolgirl (audio)
: a girl attending school
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