coquetry
Americannoun
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the behavior or arts of a coquette; flirtation.
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dalliance; trifling.
noun
Etymology
Origin of coquetry
From the French word coquetterie, dating back to 1650–60. See coquette, -ery
Example Sentences
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Attracted to Mandy’s curly hair, he sat beside her and, in an attempt at coquetry, opened an H.P.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022
She is not at all prim and demure; on the contrary, she is genially expressive, the kind of woman who being devoid of coquetry behaves as she feels.
From The Guardian • Jul. 27, 2012
Her exquisite oval face — framed by short, lank, unwashed-looking hair — is as devoid of a diva’s coquetry as it is of makeup.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2012
The ladies' opening song, "We're Just Two Little Girls from Little Rock," is a smashing duet in which Russell's by-now natural bravado plays cleverly off, and reinforces, Monroe's coquetry.
From Time • Mar. 4, 2011
In that ruin of a house, she went about her coquetry, applying her dyes, her pomander and pouncet-box.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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