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
  • She flashed him a gamine smile that would have amazed the matrons of Eden Pass who had considered her a hopeless old maid, then slid her hand beneath the sheet and boldly fondled him. —  Where There's Smoke
  • The 6 days to Talitha were livened by Kira's rapid switches of mood and manner, from gamine to queen, welcome to Helva after Theoda's stolidness and as counterpoint to her painful memories of Jennan. —  The Ship Who Sang
  • "And what do you propose to do about it, toasted gamine?" —  Xone of Contention
  • "It is calculated, gamine," the parody said. —  Pet Peeve
 

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