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girlboss

[gurl-baws, -bos] / ˈgɜrlˌbɔs, -ˌbɒs /


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In her fourth outing with Mr. Lanthimos, Emma Stone again shows an impressively daring quality in a grueling and degrading role, which spoofs today’s clichés about girlboss power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

But women entered the paid workforce not because of girlboss feminism, but out of economic necessity.

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2025

Whether this makes the movie an innately feminist work or, as some detractors have claimed, a superficial girlboss narrative is certainly open to debate.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

The girlboss in me would never stand for this behavior, but I feel gaslighted and don’t know how to act.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2023

Vox may exalt in the demise of "the girlboss," but I don't find cause for joy.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2022




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