DOLLY BIRD Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

dolly bird

noun

ˈdä-lē-ˌbərd

Definition of dolly bird

British

as in queen

an attractive 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. — 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 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

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Noun

Argentina’s queen of perreo-rave has become a South American it-girl, landing buzzy domestic collaborations with Dillom and Emilia Mernes, and strutting into the international spotlight with guest spots on tracks from Shy Girl and Yeri Mua.

— Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Rihanna, Beyoncé — of course the OG queens, the Patti LaBelles, the Stephanie Mills, all of them like that.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of queen

Noun

Having conquered the world’s top stages as Wagner’s warrior goddess, the American soprano returns to New World Symphony with selections from Götterdämmerung.

— Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
The styles of the regency era pulled heavily from the classics, referencing the soft, romantic texture of Greek goddesses.

— Elle Turner, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of goddess

Noun

The Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Gift Guide offers party outfits for women, holiday dressing for men, as well as beauty products, and gifts priced under $200, among other products.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
In the film, Thị Mầu is a gifted young beauty hemmed in by rigid custom and the demands of her family.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of beauty

Noun

In 1999, in Boulder, Colorado, the JonBenet Ramsey grand jury was dismissed after 13 months of work with prosecutors saying there wasn’t enough evidence to charge anyone in the 6-year-old beauty queen’s killing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
The former beauty queen’s family claim that she was tortured by the suspects over dowry demands, reported the BBC.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of beauty queen

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