gamine
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- noun An often homeless girl who roams about the streets; an urchin.
- noun A girl or woman of impish appeal.
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- She flashed a gamine smile, but he didn't return it. — Where There's Smoke
- "And what do you propose to do about it, toasted gamine?" — Xone of Contention
- "They are summoned for Jury duty too, 0 phenomenal entity," the gamine explained. — Roc and a Hard Place
- "It is calculated, gamine," the parody said. — Pet Peeve
- Come here, gamine. — Roc and a Hard Place
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- French, feminine of gamin, gamin.
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/ (gă-mēnˈ, gămˈēn)/
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