Meaning of e-girl | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A female member of the e-girl/e-boy subculture which emerged in the late 2010s, characterized by emo- and grunge-inspired fashion, and by heavy use of social media platforms (notably TikTok).
   Internet
2. A female content creator who is physically attractive and/or dresses in alternative fashion.
   Internet, broadly, derogatory, sometimes

Examples

“Coordinate term: e-boy”

“Instagram is one main social media platform where e-girls post pictures or videos of themselves showing off their outfits and modeling them.”

“Let the e-girls put hearts on their faces and dye their hair.”

“The popular 2019 #softgirlchallenge, in which teens edited their videos so they appeared to spontaneously transform from grungy e-girl to glimmering soft girl particularly conveys how lightly Gen Z wears its group affiliations.”

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