[Ads-l] Request from freelance writer about term babygirl

[Stephen Goranson]

Not a  new sense that I know "from real life," but Green's Dictionary of Slang gives:
"Babygirl adj. used of men, attractive but lacking overt macho.
2024
Rolling Stone<https://greensdictofslang.com/sources/8892>
 18 Jan. 🌐 ‘He’s so babygirl’ is a term used to describe a man who is very cutesy in a slightly submissive way."
Not sure new parents will use this, but the soon-to-see movie Babygirl will portray Nicole Kidman's character seducing one of them, reportedly.
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Subject: Request from freelance writer about term babygirl

Dear members of ads-l,

Yesterday I received a request from a freelance writer about the
word babygirl (sic; one word, not two).  Urbandictionary.com
defines it this way: A term used towards grown<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=grown__;!!OToaGQ!sTeXk-ZtER0Z_tKAuZ_RopwFCXlxdA4K6x51DBROfgCEQMQsG7psL-ngd8X8AHSZsmpwUGewpBvmcrY$ > fictional men<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fictional*20men__;JQ!!OToaGQ!sTeXk-ZtER0Z_tKAuZ_RopwFCXlxdA4K6x51DBROfgCEQMQsG7psL-ngd8X8AHSZsmpwUGewfugbNQ8$ > who have the
fandom in a loving chokehold<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chokehold__;!!OToaGQ!sTeXk-ZtER0Z_tKAuZ_RopwFCXlxdA4K6x51DBROfgCEQMQsG7psL-ngd8X8AHSZsmpwUGew-davwbA$ >.

With permission I am now sharing her message with ads-l
(below my signoff), and she would of course be very grateful
for any insight we might provide on the term.
Btw, her deadline is tomorrow (Friday).

Gerald Cohen

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[Request for assistance]:

From: Marilyn La Jeunesse < >
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2024 8:55 AM
To: Cohen, Gerald Leonard <gcohen at mst.edu<mailto:gcohen at mst.edu>>
Subject: Parents.com Language Expert

Hi Gerald,

My name is Marilyn, and I am a freelancer for Parents.com
currently working on a story about the origins of the word
babygirl, how it is used, and what it means. I was wondering
if you might be able to answer a few questions for me? Including
them below.

QUESTIONS:

What is a 'babygirl'?
What is the origin of 'babygirl'?
Who is a 'babygirl'?
What should parents know about this slang word?
Anything else?

Warmly,

Marilyn La Jeunesse<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://muckrack.com/mtlajeunesse/articles__;!!OToaGQ!sTeXk-ZtER0Z_tKAuZ_RopwFCXlxdA4K6x51DBROfgCEQMQsG7psL-ngd8X8AHSZsmpwUGewqoH6ICk$ >

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