gorl

English

Etymology

Variant spelling of girl.

Perhaps popularized by the movie franchise Despicable Me in which the protagonist Gru, voiced by Steve Carell, has an exaggerated Slavic accent, and would pronounce "girl" as "gorl" to his adopted daughters.

Noun

gorl (plural gorls)

  1. (informal, Internet slang) Alternative form of girl.
    • 2018 May 3, Dustin Nelson, “Gru Saying 'Gorls' Is the Internet's Favorite New Meme”, in Thrillist‎[1], archived from the original on 24 February 2020:
      [The "gorls" meme seems to be everywhere.]

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