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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Mr. Givenchy was shocked when the doe-eyed, gamin beauty walked into his studio.
From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2018
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
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
Stupidly he sat gazing at the back of the gamin who slunk beside the aversion of the driver on the box.
From Loveliness A Story by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
