final girl
final girl · final girls
A female character in a horror or thriller film who is the last person alive to…A female character in a horror or thriller film who is the last person alive to confront the killer or monster, and often the sole survivor.
» The final girl in the slasher's name is Mary.
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1 sensesA female character in a horror or thriller film who is the last person alive to confront the killer or monster, and often the sole survivor.
Examples
1 sentencesThe final girl in the slasher's name is Mary.
Origin
Coined by film theorist Carol J. Clover in her book Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in tCoined by film theorist Carol J. Clover in her book Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film (1992).
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Forms
plural: final girls| Singular | final girl |
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