bluestockings

plural of bluestocking

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Noun
  • Perched along the Sea of Marmara, the boutique property sits on the largest of the islands, Büyükada, whose Ottoman-era mansions are where intellectuals and aristocrats held court in the 19th century.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 July 2026
  • Coffin, the co-creator and voice of the Minions, was born in France to Franco-Indonesian intellectuals who only turned on the TV for old movies.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • The supermodel was one of the most surprising people to make the guest list, causing pandemonium amongst Swifties and pop culture nerds alike when she was photographed heading to the wedding in a gorgeous gold silk gown (what a gold rush).
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026
  • In the film, the villain is not the Harvard nerds who initially shun Elle, but the ex-boyfriend who never saw her as anything more than a cardboard cutout of a girl with blonde hair and big boobs.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 July 2026
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“Bluestockings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluestockings. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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