Citations:e-girl

Noun: "(Internet slang) a female member of the e-girl/e-boy subculture which emerged in the late 2010s..."

 * 2019, Maddy Garcia, "Rise of the E-Girl: internet's latest trend", The Phoenix (Fremont High School), 5 April 2019, page 5:
 * Many TikTok users noticed this popular E-girl trend and jumped on the bandwagon and started making their own videos mocking and embodying the trend.
 * 2019, Nevàn Campos, "Three Overused Fashion Trends", The Oarsmen (Venice High School), 26 April 2019:
 * Next, are the wannabe mall-goths of the 2000s. Self-proclaimed “e-girls” and “e-boys” sporting chain link chokers and belts, big black bell bottoms, outfits plastered with images of roses, and “emo” accessories and makeup that strives for a look that breaks society’s conventions, but falls short.
 * 2019, Annaliese Olivo, "E-girl fashion develops into lifestyle from online jokes", The Eagle's Eye (W. Charles Akins High School), 20 May 2019, page 21:
 * Instagram is one main social media platform where e-girls post pictures or videos of themselves showing off their outfits and modeling them.
 * 2019, Gina Gwardosz, "E-girl investigation", The Observer (University of Notre Dame), 27 September 2019, page 6:
 * TikTok has countless videos of these e-girls who are defined by the fact that they dress, look and act in the same girlish way.
 * 2019, Claire Clements, "Claire's Corner: The VSCO Phenomenon", The Sidekick, October 2019, page 9:
 * Let the e-girls put hearts on their faces and dye their hair.
 * 2019, Katrina White, "TikTok Takeover", The Eagle Eye (Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School), Volume 5, Number 1, Quarter 1 2019, page 21:
 * These e-boys and e-girls have grown in exposure and popularity tremendously after the launch of TikTok.
 * 2019, Gemma Robotham, "E-girl and E-boy culture", The Hype, November 2019, page 13:
 * Typically, the e-girl will have heavy winged eyeliner, blush and clips in their dyed colourful or black hair.
 * 2019, Chelsea Ritchel, "E-Girl: What Is The Trend And How Do They Dress?", Independent, 25 November 2019:
 * But while VSCO girls summon imagery of nature and friendship bracelets, e-girls more closely resemble the “scene” trend of the 2000s.
 * 2019, Sarah Connell Sanders, "Make way for e-girls", Worcester Magazine, 28 November - 4 December 2018, page 18:
 * E-girls prefer heavy winged eyeliner, pink blush, pierced septums, band shirts, cargo pants, tiny sunglasses, dye jobs, Doc Martens, pigtails, Dragon Ball Z, and video games.
 * 2019, Andrienne Matei, "TikTok's soft girls: could a hyper-cute aesthetic be a symbol of empowerment?", The Guardian, 4 December 2019:
 * The popular 2019 #softgirlchallenge, in which teens edited their videos so they appeared to spontaneously transform from grungy e-girl to glimmering soft girl particularly conveys how lightly Gen Z wears its group affiliations.
 * 2020, Grace Tucker, "E-boys and E-girls: a new, nonchalant counterculture", The Michigan Daily (University of Michigan), 20 February 2020, page 6:
 * The e-girl puts the style into being sad; she is misunderstood in the coolest way.
 * 2020, Meera Mathur, "Being an e-boy/e-girl", 1870 Magazine, March 2020, page 52:
 * If you're looking to transform into an e-girl, go to your nearest Target and purchase some cute hair clips, pink eyeshadow, blush, and some chains.
 * 2020, Kezia Rogers, "How TikTok is Changing the Fashion Game", TheLOOK, March 2020, page 7:
 * On the flipside, TikTok has also influenced the development of styles, such as the e-girl and the VSCO girl.
 * 2020, Rhea Singh, "Post-exam summer playlist", The Eyeopener (Ryerson University), 1 April 2020, page 9:
 * or sit on a fire escape looking into the distance wondering when your e-boy/e-girl in shining black eyeliner will come save you from isolation.
 * 2020, Francesca Ionescu, "E Girl And E Boy Phenomena", Q3 (Cardiff University), Issue 9, 29 April 2020, page 2:
 * Whilst the dress is not vastly different between e-girls and e-boys, the content they put out seems to be.