as in queen
a lovely woman
back in the swinging '60s she was one of London's most celebrated dolly birds
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Recent Examples of dolly bird
These girls were miles apart from the dolly birds and English roses across the channel.
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Elizabeth Winder, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
Try styling them like Bianca Jagger and her clan of ’70s disco glamazons, or take inspiration from ’60s mod dolly birds with their A-line dresses and perfect coifs.
—Vogue, 12 Apr. 2019
The archetypal 60's dolly birds, as they were called.
—Ron Hart, Billboard, 24 May 2018
She's been a grunge angel, a dolly bird, a latter-day Warhol superstar, a preppy gone bad, an award-winning Hollywood actress and a crush-worthy girl in the crowd at Bowery Ballroom, the doyenne of downtown and a nice Connecticut girl.
—Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 3 Oct. 2013
Elizabeth Winder, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
Try styling them like Bianca Jagger and her clan of ’70s disco glamazons, or take inspiration from ’60s mod dolly birds with their A-line dresses and perfect coifs.
—Vogue, 12 Apr. 2019
The archetypal 60's dolly birds, as they were called.
—Ron Hart, Billboard, 24 May 2018
She's been a grunge angel, a dolly bird, a latter-day Warhol superstar, a preppy gone bad, an award-winning Hollywood actress and a crush-worthy girl in the crowd at Bowery Ballroom, the doyenne of downtown and a nice Connecticut girl.
—Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 3 Oct. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dolly bird
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.Cole Kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
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The original Moana film is inspired by Polynesian myths, and is about strong-willed Moana, who is the daughter of a village chief chosen by the ocean to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti.Ally Neagen, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
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The film is set in ancient Polynesia and focuses on the character of Moana as a young girl chosen by the ocean to reunite a relic with the goddess Te Fiti.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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In the beauty, skin and hair care industry, this year’s listers are responding to consumers’ needs.Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Any beauty lover on TikTok has likely seen one of Shark's innovative hair tools pop up on their FYP.Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
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The Holiday Aisle Gingerbread Cookie Couple Add some cheer to your front yard with this LED gingerbread cookie couple that inserts into the ground and plugs in to light up.Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Pinterest-loving bakers who swirl sparkles into cookie batter and pastry chefs who sprinkle gold dust on wedding cakes have long known this.Karen Yuan, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
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One of the most notorious cold cases of all time, the child beauty queen's bizarre disappearance and murder has inspired countless conspiracy theories.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Netflix’s new documentary Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey reexamines the case all these years later just to reaffirm the same conclusion: there’s still no indication of who killed the young beauty queen or why.Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Dolly bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolly%20bird. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.
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