the girls
In-group address for fellow queer people, gender no object.
Definitions
A warm in-group term for your fellow queer people, whatever their gender. Calling the lads 'the girls' is the joke and the point: it signals chosen family and camp sisterhood, not literal gender. Riffs on the long queer habit of using she/her for everyone.
Used to round up a specific crew or scene as a collective. Less 'these women', more 'my people, present and accounted for'.
the girls In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Camp and drag tradition of feminising address, threaded through Polari ('she'/'her' for anyone) and ballroom culture. Affectionate, ironic, and a marker that you're inside the circle.
People Also Ask
What does "the girls" mean as an address?
It's an in-group way of addressing fellow queer people, regardless of gender.
How do you use "the girls" in a sentence?
"Alright, the girls are all here — let's get this night started."
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