gamin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gamin
From French, dating back to 1830–40, originally boy assisting a glassblower, young boy; of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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Mr. Givenchy was shocked when the doe-eyed, gamin beauty walked into his studio.
From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2018
Ms. Chiquet, 54, was wearing a Nina Ricci peacock-feather print shirt, and jeans, with her hair in her signature gamin style.
From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2017
A photo projected on the curtains that frame the playing area reveals a gamin, minxlike beauty: a little bit Carey Mulligan, a little bit Penelope Tree.
From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2013
Petra Kelly, 35, the feisty, fiery gamin who speaks as the uncrowned leader of the Greens, is hard to overlook.
From Time Magazine Archive
The little gamin had a good start but the bigger boys ahead of Neale were gaining on him.
From Rough-Hewn by Canfield, Dorothy
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