girlboss
originally sincere, now ironic
the one-line answer
An ambitious woman who succeeds by applying traditionally masculine hustle-culture values.
Girlboss emerged as a sincere empowerment term and became satirical. A girlboss grinds, achieves, and does not apologize for it. The ironic version is used to describe women acting ruthlessly or in self-interested ways..
fading
Well known in specific communities.
01 / in the wild
hear it move.
praise
she negotiated herself a raise and a better title in the same week. girlboss.
She advocated for herself professionally and won.
03 / don't confuse
similar, not the same.
girlboss
Girlboss is the genuine term
vs
gaslight-gatekeep-girlboss
The three-word phrase is the satirical extension.