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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 is no benign male version of tomboy.—
Adam Stanaland,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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Being a tomboy accustomed to climbing trees and underwater harpooning with Papa, del Valle initially balked, but then gave it a whirl.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For The Drama press tour, her pro Ursula Stephen molded her hybrid haircut (a cross between a pixie and a bob) into everything from retro fingerwaves to an edgy wet look using products like the Moroccanoil Treatment Mist and Molding Cream.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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The manic pixie American dream girl of this nation's deepest, darkest fantasies.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 33-year-old South Korean has a reputation as a great connector, but his assist total is inflated with four in a 6-0 romp over Orlando on April 4.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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But the deluge let up before Leo arrived in his covered popemobile for a romp through the deafening crowd.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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Sara—my gamine friend who had accompanied me to Slamdance, a budding film editrix—took the desk next to mine.—
Lena Dunham,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Hoyden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoyden. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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