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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’s often a tomboy sensibility at play too, with vintage tees and lightly distressed knits.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
25 May 2026
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There is no benign male version of tomboy.—
Adam Stanaland,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This choppy interpretation of the pixie is among Bailey-Chaidez’s favorite takes.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
27 May 2026
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Navel-gazing cinema about the creative process isn’t usually my bag, but Almodóvar doesn’t take his own misery that seriously, even inserting a manic pixie dream hunk, a male stripper-slash-firefighter played by Patrick Criado, for a little bump and grind.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
Noun
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The European romp does, after all, happen for a reason that is impossible to accept—for viewers as well as for Ava.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Thus Director Park will likely be mulling over the sprawling monster sci-fi Hope, by his countryman Na Hong-Jin, and possibly Léa Mysius’s thriller-romp The Birthday Party, which contains a lot of Park’s trademark black humor.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
23 May 2026
Noun
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The actors are all likeable enough, especially the gamine Demoustier, but they are stuck with limp material that’s more twee than captivating.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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The look should be gamine, elegant, and worn with all of the confidence required of a true short cut.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Hoyden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoyden. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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