The Brief: A City Girl Summer has varying definitions but often refers to a fun-filled summer similar to Hot Girl Summer.
DEEP DIVE
The massive popularity of Hot Girl Summer has inspired some spinoffs and similar phrases to be thrown around online. One of these is “city girl summer,” which is circulating mostly on Black Twitter.
City Girl Summer means different things to different people. One common thread is that it’s about living one’s best live. Often, it implies spending the summer partying with your friends and enjoying the single life. It can be used synonymously with Hot Girl Summer. The term may also be used in reference to the rap duo City Girls. According to a 2018 entry in Urban Dictionary, a City Girl is “a girl who has been hurt over and over again by boys or men and now does not care about boys or their feelings.” (She also likely lives in a city.)
“City Boy Summer” is the male version to both City Girl Summer and Hot Girl Summer, but there is some discourse online about whether these phrases have their own unique meanings or if they’re just a result of men trying to co-opt the concept a hot/city girl summer.
I feel like everyone taking this “City boyz/City girlz” “Hot girl/Hot boy” summer thing the wrong way. The goal was to boss up and better yourself but y’all using it as an excuse to play, use & hurt people…y’all mad weird but carry on 🤷🏽♀️ pic.twitter.com/MpGngvhtXu
— Chelley🥀 (@celeb_chellz) July 6, 2019
A City Girl Summer can be about living a bougie lifestyle…
It’s a city girl summer until my card gets DECLINED.
— Jesse Corona (@jessec0526) July 6, 2019
Many people are documenting their failed attempts to have a #CityGirlSummer…
It ain’t even a city girls summer, it’s a sad girl summer
— A$APHUYNHIE🔪 (@angelicahuynhie) July 3, 2019
idk what y’all are talking about with this “hot girl” and “city girl” summer?? based on mine and my friends actions thus far, it’s looking more like “dumb girl” summer to me
— Remi Cruz ✨ (@missremiashten) July 7, 2019
Tried to have a city girl summer but I messed around & caught feelings hahaha oops
— cel (@celiadodgen) July 5, 2019
Whatever kind of summer you’re aiming to have, be sure to enjoy it!
the hf city girl summer pic.twitter.com/KxET9MEDS8
— robin (@astrovalentino) July 7, 2019
Me on twitter: It’s a city girl summer fym
Me in his messages: Can we hangout and cuddle 🥺— Alexa 🇨🇴 (@AlexesCristina) July 5, 2019
is this how you ‘city girl summer’?? pic.twitter.com/HME859vPKw
— S P A K E (@jazmaiinn) July 10, 2019
life update: my hot shea butter city girl summer is off to a great start. 🤪 pic.twitter.com/HPs9kbYpQm
— bettylenah 🌻 (@_sincerelybetty) July 3, 2019