goals

English

Etymology

(Internet slang sense) Possibly originating with the hashtag #goals.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ɡoʊlz/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɡəʊlz/, /ɡɔʊlz/
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -əʊlz

Adjective

goals (comparative more goals, superlative most goals)

(Internet slang, also in compounds) Extremely admirable; worthy of being set as a goal and emulated.
Your relationship is goals AF!
- 2017 September 19, Kaitlyn Tiffany, “The host of Facebook's Make Up or Break Up sees no problem with handing your love life over to the crowd”, in The Verge‎^[1], archived from the original on 2022-10-25:
  I think this show really does fill the gap. It shows you a couple who is "relationship goals" and looks amazing together and is in love and has this great fairytale love story, and on the flip side they go through real people problems.
- 2018 March 30, Neeshita Nyayapati, “Rashmi Gautam wishes her BFF Anasuya Bharadwaj 'all the best' for 'Rangasthalam'”, in The Times of India‎^[2], archived from the original on 2023-06-15:
  Their friendship is totally goals and Anasuya and Rashmi have made it clear on more than one occasion that the both are more than just work pals.
- 2019 March 22, Aoife Hanna, “Jacinda Ardern Is Total Prime Ministerial Goals & This Is Why I'm Backing Her”, in Bustle‎^[3], archived from the original on 2023-03-29:
  Above all though, in my opinion, Ardern is goals because she has given not only her country but the whole world one thing that no other politician has in a long time — hope.
- 2019 July 18, Arit John, “A Brief History of Squads”, in The New York Times‎^[4], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-13:
  In May 2015, Taylor Swift released the music video for her song "Bad Blood," as a tribute, of sorts, to the collection of Victoria's Secret models, actresses and other famous, glamorous women she'd become friendly with over the years. They were her squad, and their collective energy was squad goals.
- 2021 October 26, Kisha Forde, “This Video Will Make You a Sucker for Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner's Love”, in E! Online‎^[5], archived from the original on 2022-04-15:
  In the background of the video, the Jonas Brothers' hit "Hesitate" played, a sweet touche that didn't go unnoticed by fans. As one user commented, "Imagine the song you use in your anniversary video is the actual song you wrote for your wife. Goals af." Yeah, we definitely agree.
- [2023 February 26, David Jarvis, “That's so extra! Over-45s use Gen Z slang in bid to get down with the kids at work, survey finds”, in Daily Mail‎^[6], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-31:
  Other slang being taken up by the older generation include 'goals', which can be used to compliment an achievement such as 'that's goals', and 'extra' to describe something over-the-top.]