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
It was great for the character, that gamin, slightly tomboyish look, without wearing boy’s clothes.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2016
Stanley wages a grouchy, sarcastic war on her credibility, only to find himself smitten by her gamin charm and persuaded by her claims of paranormal ability.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2014
Yet his sly comedy is wonderfully open to life's coincidences and consequences; it shows an uncondescending interest in children even as it is alert to their gamin guile.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eugene Rhoeden, with his gay boldness and graceful impudence, his unconscionable aplomb, and his denial from principle of all personal dignity, is what is called in the Vienna slang a gamin.
From Felix Lanzberg's Expiation by Ossip Schubin
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