Meaning of supergirl | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A fictional comic-book superheroine with superhuman strength and speed, x-ray vision, and the ability to fly.
   countable, uncountable
2. A girl who is particularly successful, talented, or otherwise remarkable.
   informal

Examples

“"A soda," Toria suggested. "Could I also have quarters for the video game?" Anya countered. "Okay, okay, but only if it's all right with your dad." Anya jumped up and down, tugging on Toria with supergirl strength. Nick put his hands on his hips.”

“[…] garrulous skull paperweight wresting the spotlight away from Ruby-Spears' flying cars, supergirls and sasquatches.”

“And it ignores the privilege that helps only certain girls become supergirls and makes them suffer when they come close to achieving this status […]”

“An average Chinese girl, with talent in singing, dancing, or acting, can be elected a supergirl by TV media outlets.”

“You may be a supergirl on the go, but that doesn't mean you can't figure out ways to maximize your morning minutes with some simple nutrition.”

“[…] emphasis on perfection, resulting in mounting pressure on girls to be supergirls.”

“With Supergirl strength, I stacked an enormous chest against it. It wouldn't stop visitors from strolling in. But it might slow them up some. My candle winked out as I fell back on my bed.”

“"Well, you may be fooling yourself and your aid and a lot of the voters and the Tribune and everybody else, but you're not fooling me!" Sue grabbed the in-flight magazine and glared at it, like Supergirl using her x-ray vision. Hot tears flowed […]”

““I was as bug-eyed as a frog, seeing everything like it as in slow-motion in a movie. Not every day some kook points a gun at me. I'm really glad you've got that Supergirl speed.””

“Obviously and most certainly, Carmen did not see the actions she described while listening outside with her ear glued to Marilyn's door, not unless she had both eyes on one side of her head like a Flounder or an alien and she enjoyed x-ray vision like Supergirl.”

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