Kewpie Doll
Britishnoun
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a doll having rosy cheeks and a curl of hair on its head
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(often not capitals) any brightly coloured doll, commonly given as a prize at carnivals
Etymology
Origin of Kewpie Doll
C20 kewpie , perhaps from Cupid
Example Sentences
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Take the Kewpie Doll, which used to be made out of fragile bisque porcelain until the invention of celluloid turned her future around.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024
On one arm is an eagle, on the other a Kewpie Doll.
From Washington Times • Sep. 18, 2016
Dolores, her Kewpie Doll eyes darting with animal panic, responds the only way any loving mother and wife could: “It’s all under control.”
From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2012
Bernadette Peters looks like the offspring of a Kewpie Doll and a Munchkin.
From Time Magazine Archive
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