gamine
noun
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Pronunciation: /ɡæˈmiːn/ / /ˈɡæmiːn/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree French gaminebor. English gamine Borrowed from French gamine.
- Having a boyish, mischievous charm; elfish, typically with short hair.
“In her navy linen trousers and her, perhaps too tight, white jersey, Jennifer was determinedly gamine.”
“It’s a wildly dated-looking and derivative film, a quaint adventure in fantasised naughtiness, like Ozon’s teen prostitute fantasy Jeune et Jolie in 2013, which starred his lead actress here, Marine Vacth, in a similarly gamine role.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree French gaminebor. English gamine Borrowed from French gamine.
- A (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl.
- A mischievous, playful, elfish, pert girl or young woman.