Line #37 Main/GirlyGirl


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9	->''"I adore being dressed in something frilly\
10	When my date comes to get me at my place\
11	Out I go with my Joe or John or Billy\
12	Like a filly who is ready for the race!\
13	When I have a brand new hairdo\
14	With my eyelashes all in curl\
15	I float as the clouds on air do\
16	I enjoy being a girl!"''
17	-->-- "I Enjoy Being a Girl", ''Literature/FlowerDrumSong''
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19	The Girly Girl is a girl or woman who likes things like dresses and perfume and jewelry, etc. However, having some of these attributes doesn't necessarily make a girl 'girly'; depending on local norms, a {{Tomboy}} may have some of these traits, and the variety of Girly Girls is great enough that no one trait can be called essential. Therefore, it is nearly inevitable she will ''[[GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak invert]]'' the TomboyWithAGirlyStreak (which the tomboy plays straight).
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21	No examples for this page, please. Put all your examples under one of the various traits associated with Girly Girls. If we don't have a subtrope for your specific Girly Girl please feel free to use the Trope Launch Pad to create a trope for it.
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23	Compare FemininityTropes. Contrasts with {{Tomboy}} and OneOfTheBoys. The male counterpart in terms of femininity is InTouchWithHisFeminineSide, for "sensitive guys" and "girly boys", AKA tomgirls and sissies; the male counterpart in terms of subscribing to gender roles is ManlyMan.
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26	!!Sub-tropes/Characteristics often attributed to Girly Girls include:
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28	[[index]]
29	* ActionFashionista: An ActionGirl version of TheFashionista.
30	* AlphaBitch: A girly girl with a mean streak.
31	* AllGirlsLikePonies: The stereotype that girls like horses.
32	* AllWomenLoveShoes: Women will buy expensive shoes even if they don't need them.
33	* CoyGirlishFlirtPose: A pose a girl will make when flirting with someone.
34	* EarthyBarefootCharacter: In addition to the general enjoyment of going barefoot, some girly girls also do it to connect themselves to nature.
35	* EveryProperLadyShouldCurtsy: Ladies do this instead of bowing.
36	* TheFashionista: Ladies need stylish clothes, don'tcha think?
37	* FeminineLegSwish: A motion were a girl swisher her legs back and forth to highlight their femininity.
38	* FeminineWomenCanCook: Home cooking marks a sign of a girly girl.
39	* FlowersOfFemininity: A girly girl puts flowers in her hair for added cuteness.
40	* GirlinessUpgrade: A tomboy becomes more of a girly girl.
41	* GirlishPigtails: Pigtails that make a girl look both young and girly.
42	* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Femininity expressed through love of stuffed animals.
43	* GirlyBruiser: A girly ActionGirl.
44	* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: A girly girl with some tomboyish traits; the TomboyWithAGirlyStreak is an inversion.
45	* GirlySkirtTwirl: A common pose.
46	* GonkyFemme: A girly girl who looks unattractive and/or masculine.
47	* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: Wearing purple marks a graceful girly girl.
48	* {{Housewife}}: A woman whose entire life revolves around her husband and the care of his house.
49	* InnocentFlowerGirl: A sweet, shy, reserved, girly girl whose profession is making artificial flowers or growing real ones.
50	* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: An ActionGirl in a PimpedOutDress.
51	* KindlyHousekeeper: A kind girl who is hired to keep the house looking nice.
52	* TheLadysFavour: An object of value that a girl will give her LoveInterest before he goes off to battle.
53	* LadyLegionnaireWear: Skirted armour makes the outfit of an ActionGirl look more girly.
54	* LadyOfBlackMagic: A girly girl with great magical power.
55	* LadyOfWar: An elegant ActionGirl.
56	* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Two girly girls represent different aspects of femininity, the innocent maiden and the sultry temptress (who may alternatively simply be more mature).
57	* LipstickAndLoadMontage: A girly girl's dressing up montage.
58	* LipstickLesbian: A girl doesn't have to be [[ButchLesbian butch]] to like the ladies.
59	* UsefulNotes/LolitaFashion: Although most of the styles are very feminine since that's the point, Classic and specially Sweet are all about looking as girly as possible.
60	* LongHairIsFeminine: The longer a girl's hair is, the girlier she is.
61	* LovableAlphaBitch: A girly girl who is spoiled and shallow, but is actually a nice girl.
62	* MeeknessIsWeakness: A girl who is kind-hearted and motherly is portrayed as weak.
63	* {{Meido}}: A female housekeeper.
64	* NothingNiceAboutSugarAndSpice: You thought the AlphaBitch was bad?
65	* ParachutePetticoat: A petticoat or dress being use as a substitute parachute.
66	* ParasolOfPrettiness: A ladylike accessory, and a classical sign of feminine beauty.
67	* PinkMeansFeminine: Pink is the girliest of colors in many cultures.
68	* PrefersGoingBarefoot: Due to their footwear being quite cumbersome and easy to remove, many girly girls tend to enjoy going barefoot.
69	* PrettyPrincessPowerhouse: A princess who appears soft and delicate but can fight as well or better than her guards.
70	* PrincessClassic: The archetypical [[WomenAreDelicate delicate]], [[TheIngenue innocent]], [[GirlyGirl sweet]], and [[TheBeautifulElite beautiful]] princess.
71	* PrincessPhase: The time in a young girl's life when she idolizes all things related to princesses.
72	* ProneToTears: Crying a lot is considered feminine.
73	* ProperLady: A girl who is kind, feminine, and polite.
74	* ShrinkingViolet: Most shy girls are often delicate and sweet.
75	* SilkHidingSteel: A girly girl with a HiddenBadass side.
76	* SouthernBelle: Upper-class lady from down South.
77	* SpiritedYoungLady: Being independent, ambitious, and proto-feminist doesn't mean one can't still ''be'' a girly girl.
78	* TenderTomboyishnessFoulFemininity: A JerkAss GirlyGirl contrasting with a [[NiceGuy nice]] tomboy.
79	* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Only girly girls can make and mend clothes.
80	* TomboyAngst: A tomboy who secretly wants to be girly.
81	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Another way girly girl can be identified is through comparison to a tomboyish female character.
82	* TomboynessUpgrade: A girly girl becomes more tomboyish, or more of a tomboy, as time goes on.
83	* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Sometimes a tomboy can have a girly side.
84	* TownGirls: A trio has one tomboy (Butch), one girly girl (Femme) and one that doesn't fit into either category (Neither).
85	* TrueBlueFemininity: Girly girl wears blue to indicate her femininity as a throwback to the olden days of when blue was the feminine color.
86	* UnwillinglyGirlyTomboy: A tomboy who reluctantly wears girly clothes or is involved in feminine activities.
87	* UsedToBeATomboy: A girly girl who was a tomboy in their youth.
88	* VanityIsFeminine: Girly girls are identified by the way they take care of their appearances.
89	* WaterIsWomanly: A girly girl tends to be associated with water.
90	* WomenAreDelicate
91	* YamatoNadeshiko: A mature and polite girl who is the Japanese counterpart of a ProperLady.
92	* {{Yandere}}: Typical yanderes are usually girly and love-struck before turning out as violent.
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