Welcome to the Slangpedia entry on “girlfriend”! 👩 Here are a bunch of slang words that mean girlfriend:
- Bae: An abbreviation of babe or baby.
- Usage: “I’m going to see my bae”
- Beau: Boyfriend or girlfriend. Pronounced “bo”.
- Usage: “Me and my beau went out last night and had a fabulous time!”
- Origin: French word for beautiful.
- Boo: Boyfriend or girlfriend. Someone you care about a lot and whom you love and adore – your soul mate.
- Origin: Possibly derived from the French word “beau”(pronounced “bo”, not “boo”), meaning beautiful (see above).
- Origin: Possibly derived from the French word “beau”(pronounced “bo”, not “boo”), meaning beautiful (see above).
- Squeeze: This term may refer to a “friends with benefits” partner, or to an actual girlfriend or boyfriend. The term “main squeeze” refers to your “main” partner, implying that though you do have others, they are the most important one to you. See here for definitions of “main squeeze”, and here for definitions of “squeeze”.
- Shorty: Affectionate term for a girlfriend.
- Usage: “I love my shorty, word to my motha I do.”
- Origin: Originally refered to a young male who was new to a “game” (like rapping, for example), but evolved into a word that is a synonym for baby/bae.
- GF: Acronym for girl friend.
- Wifey: Derived from the noun “wife”, it is used to identify one’s girlfriend – one whom you hope to marry.
- Usage: “She’s more than my girl, she’s my wifey.”
- Gfnd: A contracted version of “girlfriend”.
- Personfriend: Synonym for significant other / boyfriend / girlfriend.
- Usage: “Are you and your personfriend going on a date tonight?”
- Significant other / SO: A common word meaning spouse, wife, husband, boyfriend, girlfriend, or lover. Used when you don’t want to be too specific, or when the details are nobody’s business.
- My girl: Synonym for “my girlfriend”.
- Usage: “Kendal is my girl”
- Bby: Abbreviation of “baby”.
- Ladyfriend: May refer to one’s girlfriend, or to a female friend with benefits.
- Girlfy: Slang abbreviation of “girlfriend”.
- My better half: Slang for boyfriend/girlfriend or wife/husband.
- Old lady: Slang term for girlfriend or wife, often used by construction or farmer types as a more “manly”/”macho” term. In some places (e.g. Australia and Ireland) this may refer to one’s mother (and “old man” is your father). Confusingly, “old doll” can refer to one’s girlfriend in some parts of Ireland.
- Goomar: A girlfriend of a married mobster (not his wife).
- Rucca: Spanish term for girlfriend.
- Mora: A spanish slang term for girlfriend.
- LTR: An acronym for “long-term relationship”.
- LOML: An acronym for “love of my life”.
Here’s a list of “pet names” or “terms of endearment”: cute nicknames for a girlfriend:
- Cuddlemuffin
- Cheesemuffin
- Baby girl
- Baby love
- Baby cakes
- Hunny / Honey
- Honeybunny
- Boopsky
- Sweetkins
- Peaches
- Bookie bear
- Boo boo
- Boo boo kitty
- Boo thing
- Boo-thang
- Boo friend
- Binky boo
- Baboo
- Cutieboo
- Pumpkin / punkin
- Cupcake
- Sweetie
- Sweetie pie
- Sweet pea
- Dearest
- Cutie
- My love
- Bambi
- Babykins
- Booberry
- Pebbles
- Princess
- Pookie
- Hunny pants
- Sugar muffin
- Sunshine
- Boomba
- Kitten
That’s it for our list of slang words for “girlfriend”. Did we miss any? Please let us know in the form below! 👍😊