gamine

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  1. noun An often homeless girl who roams about the streets; an urchin.
  2. 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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American Heritage Dictionary (1)

  1. French, feminine of gamin, gamin.

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/ (gă-mēnˈ, gămˈēn)/
ahd pronounces "gamine"
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mscazzy3 pronounces "gamine"
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