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pouty

[pou-tee] / ˈpaʊ ti /




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A pouty, teenage bride-to-be is the humorous focus of “Before the Wedding.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Bondi’s tired put-downs were so bad that “Saturday Night Live” parodied them over the weekend, with guest host Amy Poehler playing the pouty attorney general.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

In this one, he swapped out “Jewish communities” from the initial poster’s tweet and swapped in one specific Jewish organization, the Anti-Defamation League, that has previously made him pouty.

From Slate • Nov. 17, 2023

Kelly and his famed Astros pouty face are back to the delight of Dodgers fans, and he replaced Phil Bickford in the bullpen.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Maddie makes pouty duck lips and rolls her eyes, basically sharing her opinion without talking.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty




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