girl with low self-esteem; girl who makes things difficult for herself
Colloquial term for a young woman who overcomplicates her life due to low self-esteem, often overthinking relationships or social situations. Derived from 拗らせる (to make worse, to complicate).
See also: こじらせる
She's a girl with low self-esteem who quickly says things like 'I'm not good enough anyway.'
こじらせ女子あるあるを漫画にした。
I made a comic about typical behaviors of girls who overcomplicate things.
Common kana-kanji mixed spelling; the verb こじらせる is usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling using 拗らせる, but the verb itself is rarely written with kanji, making this form uncommon.
From 拗らせる (こじらせる, 'to make worse, to complicate') + 女子 (じょし, 'girl, young woman'). The term emerged in internet slang and women's media in the 2010s.