Book Girlfriend

Beginner 📱 Gen-Z / Internet Slang

Definition

A "book girlfriend" is a female fictional character a reader becomes emotionally attached to, similar to the "book boyfriend" term. The term developed as a natural spin-off of "book boyfriend," which gained traction in online reading communities in the late 2000s and early 2010s.

Origin

slang.net

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