Gal Friday is a term used to describe a female assistant or secretary who is loyal and devoted to her employer. The term originated from the 1959 movie 'Gidget' and has since become a popular phrase. The crossword solutions for the term Gal Friday are AIDE (4 letters) and STENO (5 letters). AIDE is a term used to describe someone who assists another person, usually in a professional capacity. Steno is short for stenographer, which is someone who specializes in taking dictation or transcribing audio recordings.