Fangirl
The stereotypical fangirl is a girl who loves a story/series for one or more of the male characters. They have existed for longer than you may think: the David Duchovny Estrogen Brigade was a terrifying force on The X-Files' group on Usenet. The term has since widened beyond that stereotype to include girls who are merely fans of something or other.
It is not always a pejorative term but it can be among people who don't "get" a particular fandom. Most folks today use the term to mean nothing more than a female nerd. Someone describing herself as a fangirl is usually expressing enthusiasm for the subject. If they're a fangirl of a real cel...read more