dreamgirl

English

Alternative forms

dream girl

Etymology

From dream +‎ girl.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɹiːmɡɜːl/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɹimˌɡɝl/, /ˈdʒɹim-/

Noun

dreamgirl (plural dreamgirls)

(informal) One's ideal vision of a female companion.
- 1989, Joseph M. Curran, Hibernian Green on the Silver Screen:
  The daughter of an Irish bricklayer became the American ideal: the dreamgirl of young, upward-bound males who yearned for the finer things of life

Derived terms

manic pixie dreamgirl

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