Little Monster

Little Monster

See also: little monster

English

Alternative forms

• little monster

Etymology

Coined by Lady Gaga in 2009, in reference to her use of monsters in her lyrics as a metaphor for her fears, as in the song Monster.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Little Monster (plural Little Monsters)

1. (slang) A fan of American singer Lady Gaga.
   • 2010, Kevin Amorim, "Did Gaga help spur a monster Grammy rule change?", Newsday, 8 July 2010:

     It was an odd occurrence to be sure. Ga was arguably the most popular artist of '09 and yet was a no-show in the nominations. Perhaps her Little Monsters' collective growl woke the academy up.

   • 2011, Feifei Sun, "Lady Gaga Designs Wristband for Japan Earthquake Relief", Time, 13 March 2011:

     The pop star is rallying her Little Monsters to support the relief efforts in Japan with a new wristband available on her online store.

   • 2011, Gerrick D. Kennedy, "Lady Gaga to premiere Thanksgiving special on ABC", Los Angeles Times, 3 November 2011:

     Lady Gaga doesn’t look like the type to sit down over turkey and all the trimmings, but the singer couldn't resist treating her Little Monsters to her first holiday special.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Little Monster.