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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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There is no benign male version of tomboy.—
Adam Stanaland,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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Being a tomboy accustomed to climbing trees and underwater harpooning with Papa, del Valle initially balked, but then gave it a whirl.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Her pixie haircut, her irresistibly cheeky attitude behind the gas mask — the photo made its way everywhere, even to her home in Louisiana, to her grandfather’s general store in Gonzalez — the jambalaya capital of the world.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Law Roach, who bills himself a style architect and has created countless memorable looks for his friend and client Zendaya, carried a 2004 book shaped minaudière from Chanel, although it might have been upstaged by his sweet, new pixie haircut.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Holloway’s second man-advantage marker in Friday’s romp cushioned the Blues’ lead to 6-2 just 82 seconds into the third period.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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Anyone else fall asleep about an inning into last night’s romp over Arizona, then speed-run a replay this morning?—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sara—my gamine friend who had accompanied me to Slamdance, a budding film editrix—took the desk next to mine.—
Lena Dunham,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Audrey Hepburn’s pixie cut in Roman Holiday cemented her gamine appeal.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Hoyden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoyden. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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