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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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Yoo wears round wire-frame glasses and sweeps his dark hair back; Schat describes herself as a tomboy and keeps her hair in a pixie cut.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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The artist’s ability to straddle the line between tomboy inclinations and ultra-glam moments is what has always attracted me to her style.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Since then, she’s been spotted in tousled recession blonde at the 2025 AMAs, a proper banged bob at Cannes, and in one of her latest looks, snake eyes and a superfine pixie cut at the Met Gala.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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Stone, who rocked a daring pixie cut during awards season, has also been making headlines for her style as of late — particularly for opening up about shaving her head for her role in Bugonia.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Following Baltimore's 28-6 romp over the Dolphins last night, the division standings entering this weekend are led by 4-3 Pittsburgh, followed by 3-5 Cincinnati, 3-5 Baltimore and 2-6 Cleveland.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Lily, Herman and Grandpa all return with the help of some horror legends like Dee Wallace and Cassandra Peterson — better known as Elvira — to bring the wacky romp back to life in vibrant color.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kravitz is no stranger to short haircuts—she’s had everything from an ultra-short platinum pixie in 2019 to a gamine cut inspired by Audrey Hepburn in 2022.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
21 Oct. 2025
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From her versatile bob to gamine pixie, the Bones and All actress has turned crop cuts into her signature hairstyle.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Hoyden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoyden. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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