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spinster

[spin-ster] / ˈspɪn stər /
NOUN
(offensive) unmarried woman
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She’s trained by Cox, who gave her an extended break after a third-place finish in the Spinster Stakes last October.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2021

“After the Storm” is the final track on her new album, “Urban Driftwood,” which will be released Jan. 29 on the intersectional feminist label Spinster.

From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2021

In “The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror,” Mallory Ortberg — who launches the short story collection at Skylight on Saturday — twists fairy tales and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2018

SoulCycle Spinster Will never love anyone the way she loves SoulCycle.

From The Guardian • May 23, 2016

He added as final information, "Spinster, by conviction," as he stepped forward to greet her.

From The Brimming Cup by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield




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