"fangirl" meaning in English

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        "(fandom slang) A female fan who is obsessive about a particular subject (especially, someone or something in popular entertainment media)."
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          "word": "fanne"
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        {
          "word": "femfan"
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        {
          "word": "femme fan"
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          "code": "eo",
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          "sense": "someone devoted to a single subject",
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          "roman": "fanátka",
          "sense": "someone devoted to a single subject",
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          "text": "Letterboxd, armed with the tri-colour microphone which has become their viral go-to, recently attended the red carpet of the BAFTAs. As one TikToker put it, on seeing the famous mic, Paul Mescal fangirled.",
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          "ref": "2024 February 29, Jack King, “Why everyone you know is suddenly a Letterboxd head”, in GQ",
          "text": "Letterboxd, armed with the tri-colour microphone which has become their viral go-to, recently attended the red carpet of the BAFTAs. As one TikToker put it, on seeing the famous mic, Paul Mescal fangirled.",
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