schoolgirl

B2
US /ˈskuːlɡɜː(ɹ)l/
noun verb Freq #16693

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A girl attending school.

    That he married the wrong sister (as is sometimes suggested) is scarcely a feasible explanation, for Mary was hardly more than a schoolgirl when Dickens first came into the Hogarth family.

  2. 2
    verb

    To restrain in a schoolgirl pin.

    Victoria & Nidia beat Stratus & Kim in 3:45 when Victoria schoolgirled Kim.

  3. 3
    noun

    a girl attending school

Etymology

Compound of school + girl.

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