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.
The door is opened by Ms. Etienne, 75 — a wry, sinewy woman with a gamin haircut.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2019
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
Petra Kelly, 35, the feisty, fiery gamin who speaks as the uncrowned leader of the Greens, is hard to overlook.
From Time Magazine Archive
So little stands between a gamin and all the dignities of Nature.
From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Rhys, Ernest
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.
