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as in waif
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as in pixie
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Recent Examples of gamine
The ‘gamine fille’ appeared here and there, such as a camisole style dress, go-go shorts, and a grey flannel bralette over a turtleneck paired with a skirt.
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Other menswear moments had a ‘gamine garçon’ mood and included a louche shirt and vest with tailored pants or a simple khaki suit and white shirt look.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Short and gamine, he name-checks influencer Niamh Adkins as someone who makes the mixie cut look great.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2023
Whether sophisticated and androgynous or soft and gamine, the best pixie cut can be adapted and styled to suit any individual mood.
—Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2023
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Other menswear moments had a ‘gamine garçon’ mood and included a louche shirt and vest with tailored pants or a simple khaki suit and white shirt look.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Short and gamine, he name-checks influencer Niamh Adkins as someone who makes the mixie cut look great.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2023
Whether sophisticated and androgynous or soft and gamine, the best pixie cut can be adapted and styled to suit any individual mood.
—Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamine
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The immortal embarrassment of Nosferatu The arduous, debilitating affair between melancholic 1830s waif Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) and her vampire lover-enemy Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård, under tons of prosthetics) begins with deception.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
10 Jan. 2025
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Working with Erivo in particular, Hannon, costume designer Paul Tazewell, and their teams found ways to show that Elphaba is no waif at the start of her journey.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Dec. 2024
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The 55-year-old Bridget Jones star — who is currently promoting Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, the third installment in the rom-com franchise — rocked a pixie cut for the shoot ... a far cry from the long, straight locks she's known for.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Emma Stone — who debuted her new pixie cut for the first time on the red carpet — was eager to indulge when someone told her that sushi was available in the next room over.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Frank Borzage’s 1927 7th Heaven features Fox contract player Janet Gaynor as a Parisian street urchin and newcomer Charles Farrell as the sanitation worker who loves her.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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The grasslike material offers a home for baby urchins to cling to.—
Evan Bush,
NBC News,
19 Sep. 2024
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Cukor referred to her characterization by the French term for tomboy, garçonne.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
4 Dec. 2024
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Sue spoke with Gretchen, her fellow practical tomboy.—
Emily Nussbaum,
Vulture,
5 July 2024
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Multiple times, this game looked to be a Penn State romp.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Last week, episode 5 presented a colorful romp through the sort of setting that George Lucas would love, and the new year has gifted us a slower but very heartfelt sixth chapter that's all about strengthening the bonds between the lost children.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Gamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamine. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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