Mean Girls
Mean Girls is the 2004 teen comedy film about high school social hierarchies and female bullying, written by Tina Fey.
The title has become shorthand for cliquish, manipulative behavior among women and girls—backstabbing wrapped in fake friendliness: The office had real Mean Girls energy.
The film spawned quotable lines and a Broadway musical.
Mockery exposing vice
- quotableWorth citing verbatim
- fetchGo get and return
- word vomitUncontrolled outpouring of speech
- verbal ironySaying one thing, meaning another
sarcasm · Tina Fey · SNL · parody · one-liners · deadpan · cringe humor · awkward comedy
- 2004Early twenty-first century
- ParamountMajor film conglomerate
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
Lindsay Lohan · Rachel McAdams · Amanda Seyfried · box office · cult classic · quotable · Broadway musical · sequel
Fertile leader of colony
- social hierarchyStratified arrangement of status
- popularityMass public favor
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- cafeteriaSelf-service dining facility
lunch table · gossip · rumors · backstabbing · frenemies · Regina George · Damian · in-crowd
Deliberate fear-inducing pressure
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- rumorsUnconfirmed circulating stories
three-way calling · cyberbullying · taunting · power play · retaliation · peer pressure · cruelty · scapegoating
Upper coastal boundary
- hallwaysInterior connecting passages
- lockersSecure storage compartments
- promHigh school formal dance
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
gymnasium · principal · mathletes · cliques · freshman · junior · senior · homework
Who someone is
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- fitting inGaining social acceptance
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
- transformationThorough change in form
makeover · insecurity · authenticity · growth · redemption · lessons learned · friendship · betrayal
satire
Mockery exposing vice
- quotableWorth citing verbatim
- fetchGo get and return
- word vomitUncontrolled outpouring of speech
verbal irony · sarcasm · Tina Fey · SNL · parody · one-liners · deadpan · cringe humor · awkward comedy · social satire
Tina Fey
- 2004Early twenty-first century
- ParamountMajor film conglomerate
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
Lindsay Lohan · Rachel McAdams · Amanda Seyfried · soundtrack · box office · cult classic · quotable · Broadway musical · sequel · streaming
queen bee
Fertile leader of colony
- social hierarchyStratified arrangement of status
- popularityMass public favor
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
cafeteria · lunch table · gossip · rumors · backstabbing · frenemies · Regina George · Damian · in-crowd · outcasts
intimidation
Deliberate fear-inducing pressure
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
rumors · three-way calling · cyberbullying · taunting · power play · retaliation · peer pressure · cruelty · scapegoating · belittling
North Shore
Upper coastal boundary
homecoming · gymnasium · principal · mathletes · cliques · freshman · junior · senior · homework · detention
identity
Who someone is
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- fitting inGaining social acceptance
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
transformation · makeover · insecurity · authenticity · growth · redemption · lessons learned · friendship · betrayal · rivalry
- ComediesThe Hangover, Bridesmaids, Ghostbusters, Blazing Saddles, The Naked Gun
- Comedy FilmsShrek, Legally Blonde, Easy A, Austin Powers, Blazing Saddles
- Paramount FilmsThe Godfather, Titanic, Forrest Gump, Top Gun, Grease
- moviesblockbuster, film, Titanic, films, Jurassic Park
- rom-comsrom-com, romantic comedy, romcom, Pretty Woman, meet-cute
- Cult FilmsEraserhead, The Room, Donnie Darko, Napoleon Dynamite, Army of Darkness
Mean Girlsunderdogs
Competitors expected to fail
misfits · outcasts · outsiders · nerds · do-gooders
Mean GirlsLittle Women
Novel about four sisters
The Breakfast Club · Steel Magnolias · Anne of Green Gables · Lady Bird · Pollyanna