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Recent Examples of gamine
The actors are all likeable enough, especially the gamine Demoustier, but they are stuck with limp material that’s more twee than captivating.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Vato’s tiny storefront is austere and modern, an aesthetic that extends to the burritos themselves, which are long, lithe roll-ups with a sort of gamine appeal, svelte as a Virginia Slim.
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Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
The look should be gamine, elegant, and worn with all of the confidence required of a true short cut.
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Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
Within the Paris setting, Chadwick felt aptly French with her gamine pixie cut, and her mellifluous voice was impressively restrained.
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Sarah Moroz,
Pitchfork,
12 Nov. 2025
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Vato’s tiny storefront is austere and modern, an aesthetic that extends to the burritos themselves, which are long, lithe roll-ups with a sort of gamine appeal, svelte as a Virginia Slim.
—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
The look should be gamine, elegant, and worn with all of the confidence required of a true short cut.
—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
Within the Paris setting, Chadwick felt aptly French with her gamine pixie cut, and her mellifluous voice was impressively restrained.
—
Sarah Moroz,
Pitchfork,
12 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamine
Noun
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Everyone was chasing a waif look.
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More like a woman who had written a book and less like a lost waif.
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Emma Chamberlain has mastered the art of the messy textured pixie.
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Teyana Taylor Teyana Taylor once again departed from her curly pixie cut, styling straight extensions in its place.
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The emotional stakes — which also involve a thieving street urchin (Baltasar Espinach) the De la Vegas adopt — are real.
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Tom loves Rhoda’s pairing of sweet potato and urchin, calling it something genuinely new.
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Based on the real-life author, the second-oldest Ingalls daughter is portrayed as a tomboy and animal lover with a big heart.
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There’s often a tomboy sensibility at play too, with vintage tees and lightly distressed knits.
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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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Or perhaps more accurately, like a gleeful romp with friends through a haunted-house attraction at a regional fair, with various creepy creatures leaping suddenly out of the darkness.
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For a more light-hearted romp with Dirty Dancing vibes and adorable dogs, check out this next book in the bestselling Darling Springs series by Lauren Blakely.
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“Gamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamine. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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