Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gorl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
gorl
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of girl.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

Variant spelling of girl. Perhaps popularized by the movie franchise Despicable Me in which the protagonist Gru, voiced by Steve Carell, has an exaggerated Slavic accent, and would pronounce "girl" as "gorl" to his adopted daughters.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gorls (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

gurl

Questions

What does gorl mean?
Alternative form of girl.
Where does gorl come from?
Variant spelling of girl. Perhaps popularized by the movie franchise Despicable Me in which the protagonist Gru, voiced by Steve Carell, has an exaggerated Slavic accent, and would pronounce "girl" as "gorl" to his adopted daughters.

How to pronounce gorl

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