lucky girl syndrome

English

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Etymology

Coined by TikTok influencer Laura Galebe in December 2023. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Appears in print before its supposed coinage”)

Noun

lucky girl syndrome (uncountable)

1. (social media, neologism) The idea that one can make good things happen simply by imagining them happening and believing one is lucky. [from 2023]
   • 2023 February 14, Flora Gill, “The dangers of ‘Lucky Girl Syndrome’”, in Evening Standard, page 19:

     So if you want to reap the benefits of Lucky Girl Syndrome, by all means, reframe the way you view yourself and your goals, just don't act like reality can be rigged by day dreaming.

   • [2023 March 16, Dr. Albers, “‘Lucky Girl Syndrome’ Isn’t the Antidote To Bad Luck, but It Can Help Challenge Negative Thinking”, in Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials‎^[1]:

     In general, Lucky Girl Syndrome is a long-standing idea with a trendier, rebranded name.]

See also

• law of attraction
• manifest
• wishful thinking