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Recent Examples of hoyden
Rudeness is of course still frowned upon, and sometimes hoydens behaved in ways that are rude by today’s standards – a girl who pushed another out of her seat at school was a hoyden in 1865.
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Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2018
Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoyden
Noun
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McKeon joined the cast of the series, which already included Charlotte Rae, Lisa Whelchel, Mindy Cohn and Kim Fields, as tomboy Jo Polniaczek for its second season in 1980.—
John Russell,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Cukor referred to her characterization by the French term for tomboy, garçonne.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
4 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The mustache, too, lives on, and he’s trimmed his hair into more of a pixie cut.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
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Elba’s hair was styled in a pixie cut with a few pieces of fringe to frame her face.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Helmed by Teddy Bergman with choreography by Mayte Natalio, the revival of the satirical romp stars Tony nominees Keala Settle, Kevin Cahoon and former Disney Channel alum and Broadway breakout Jordan Fisher.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article ROUNDUP Boys basketball In the Mayflower Athletic Conference, Patrick Johnson paced his team with 19 points while Cam Spinney added a double-double (17 points, 10 rebounds) as South Shore Voke (7-6) rolled to a 73-27 romp of Sturgis East.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Still the signature shade of blonde (a big part of her transformation for the role in Wicked), Grande ditched her side part for short, gamine bangs swept to the side a la Audrey Hepburn.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
4 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to Russell’s gamine pixie crop, the necklace’s central 11-carat stone twinkled alluringly at the nape of her neck, meaning that paparazzi were craning their necks for that 360 degree full-look view.—
Laura Hawkins,
Vogue,
3 Sep. 2024
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“Hoyden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoyden. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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