final girl

English

Etymology

Coined by film theorist Carol J. Clover in her book Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film (1992).

Noun

final girl (plural final girls)

  1. (film) 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.

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