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gamine

[gam-een, -in, ga-meen] / ˈgæm in, -ɪn, gæˈmin /
NOUN
tomboy
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Here, the riding jacket was a key theme, constructed in gleaming silken tweeds above gamine miniskirts and youthful skorts.

From Seattle Times Jan. 24, 2023

Famed for her gamine hair bob, scant black corset, diminutive torso but long legs, and her pink ostrich feather outfits, she became one of France’s best-loved artistes.

From Washington Post Jul. 17, 2020

Amélie is the innocently mischievous gamine who has whimsical fantasy adventures in Paris.

From The Guardian Mar. 12, 2020

Nancy Travis, a gamine at 56, brings sparkle.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2018

Her hair was in a gamine cut, streaked blond in a salon and currently showing dark roots.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart




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