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waif

[weyf] / weɪf /
NOUN
lost or unclaimed person or thing
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Half Waif is the solo project of vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Nandi Rose, an erstwhile member of New Jersey indie act Pinegrove.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2021

Ah, the fans argue—but maybe Arya is the Waif in some interesting subconscious way that reflects the completion of her training!

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2019

I mean, we didn’t actually see Arya kill the Waif, did we?

From The Guardian • Apr. 14, 2019

Memorable scene: There was only so long this series could tease the Arya versus the Waif showdown, but the fight between two girls with no name took a surprising second to the beginning of a Stark’s revenge.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2016

The unsentimental savage could not imagine that the unstrung lover wanted the ring as a keepsake of the girl who had won his heart on board The Waif.

From The White Waterfall by Dwyer, James Francis




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