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gamin

noun

Definition of gamin

as in urchin

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Recent Examples of gamin Liliane Montevecchi, a glittering French gamin who became a cabaret star in Paris, a pal of Marlon Brando’s in Hollywood, and the Tony Award-winning ‘‘muse’’ of director Tommy Tune on Broadway, died June 29 at her home in Manhattan. — Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2018 The gamin Bujold plays the enchanting Coquelicot with whom Bates falls in love. — Susan King, latimes.com, 8 Mar. 2018 This musical about a French gamin finding love, adapted by Craig Lucas, Daniel Messé and Nathan Tysen from the Jean-Pierre Jeunet movie, will steal its final garden gnome. — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 18 May 2017

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Noun

Culinary is a focus of Shiki-Shima, with travelers on the 3-night route introduced to sea urchin fresh from the sea, Japanese tea culture, and sushi using fish from Niigata.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026
Johns began his climb to the top of the hair-color pyramid as a part-Italian, part-Yugoslavian, part-French urchin in the Pittsburgh projects.

— Vanessa Friedman, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of urchin

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Getty An island that had spent decades pairing glamour with license was perhaps the wrong place to entrust an adolescent to unusually permissive relatives.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
One adolescent possibly had contact with the bat, officials said.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of adolescent

Noun

Klay Thompson, 36, and DeMar DeRozan, 37 this week, are reported targets, with perhaps also Bradley Beal, 33, and whippersnapper Zach LaVine, 31, as Heat eyes backcourt/playmaking/perimeter help to abet the Giannis/Bam core.

— Greg Cote August 2, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
The young whippersnappers in their nice Manhattan apartments see the COVID-19 pandemic as simply one more roadblock between them and hooking up.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 2 June 2026

Definition of whippersnapper

Noun

In the winter months of 1973, kids were taking flashlights to the pitch-black bus stops in the morning.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Carmella is also still mad at Vicki for saying that Danny is raising her kids, and Heather is angry after learning that Vicki called her fake in Palm Springs.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of kid

Noun

Seeing my friend so comfortable in comfort, my old guttersnipe buddy who’d once lived for years in actual squalor, felt odd.

— Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2024
And looking back sadly, the United States will probably never have another halcyon period like that to squander with minimalist ambitions and guttersnipe politics about nothing.

— Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 27 June 2022

Definition of guttersnipe

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The juvenile was arrested on Monday and charged with first-degree threatening and breach of peace, according to Barreira.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Authorities searched throughout the evening for a missing juvenile before suspending recovery efforts overnight.

— Kelsie Cairns , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of juvenile

Noun

For example, this inflatable kiddie pool and activity center is almost $40 off!

— Parents, Parents, 23 June 2026
Nina and Cody, ecstatic about visiting their neighborhood splash pad, run through fountains and hop in kiddie pools, but protagonist JJ is a bit more skeptical.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

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