What is the ‘feral girl summer’ TikTok trend?

WHEN MEGAN Thee Stallion dropped Hot Girl Summer in 2019 with Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign, the phrase encompassed the warmer months for many people.

Three years later, a new phrase found its way across social media via TikTok - Feral Girl Summer.

What is the 'feral girl summer' TikTok trend?

In May 2022, actress and comedian Rebel Wilson spoke on the TODAY Show about her summer plans.

When asked if she would be having a "hot girl summer," Rebel answered: "I don't know; I heard this thing called 'feral girl summer.'"

Rebel explained that 'feral girl summer' means you just "don't care."

A on the morning talk show added to the millions of views under the .

The hashtag has over 3.3million views on TikTok, with hundreds of videos from people explaining their plans for a 'feral girl summer.'

Mainly, people outline being a 'feral girl' as the opposite of being 'that girl' - a phrase used to describe people who wake up early, exercise, and focus on staying healthy and organized.

To be a 'feral girl,' as described by many TikTokers, you simply do not care about anything.

You can party all night and still go to school or work the next day; you do not put much effort into your hair and make-up - 'feral girls' do what they want, when they want, without fear of repercussion.

What are some examples of the 'feral girl summer' trend?

TikTok user shared a video seemingly dancing in a club with the words: "POV: fighting for your life while you're out because that last tequila shot u took pushed you over the edge so you put on your sunglasses and pray to god ferally fist pumping/swaying distracts ppl from the fact your soul just left your body," written across the screen.

Her video received upwards of 92.2K likes and over 250 comments.

Another TikToker, , posted a video of her applying make-up with the following words: "i have absolutely no interest in being 'that girl' a feral spring/summer is upon us."

She continued: "i will never wake up at 5am to drink green juices and be hyper organized i will instead be in 4am reddit holes, diet coke first thing in the morning, fistfulls of raw pasta as a snack, 3 weeks of no response followed by an unhinged 12 page rant."

What does feral mean?

Feral is defined by the dictionary as: "(especially of an animal) in a wild state, especially after escape from captivity or domestication."

Basically, any animal or plant that survives solely in the wild but typically descends from a domesticated breed is considered feral.

Imagine an alley cat with no natural home, a wild dog, or an invasive plant species.