as in bohemian
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
an author who reveled in his role as the enfant terrible of American letters
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Recent Examples of enfant terrible
The political enfants terribles of the Left, Right, and center are stuck with one another until July 2025 — the soonest that another snap election can be called.
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
But Hollinghurst began as a sort of enfant terrible.
—Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
For an enfant terrible, Munk is surprisingly modest and self-effacing.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Now marking its eighth edition, Venice Immersive remains the greater Biennale family’s perpetual enfant terrible.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
But Hollinghurst began as a sort of enfant terrible.
—Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
For an enfant terrible, Munk is surprisingly modest and self-effacing.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Now marking its eighth edition, Venice Immersive remains the greater Biennale family’s perpetual enfant terrible.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfant terrible
Noun
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Further reading: Trump wants to end this GOP maverick’s political career.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
13 Mar. 2025
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Since the Second World War, the United States has exercised de-facto military control over Greenland, thanks to the maverick diplomat Henrik Kauffmann, who, as Denmark’s envoy to Washington in 1941, granted the U.S. control over its security.—
Louise Bokkenheuser,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And while his rivals have landed serious blows against him, he’s embraced the tabloid-style frenzy at each of those junctures, incorporating them into his narrative identity as an underappreciated lone ranger constantly battling the world.—
TIME,
TIME,
7 May 2024
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Look, first of all, Netanyahu is not a lone ranger.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2024
Noun
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Dönitz Turned Submarines Into Wolves Of The Deep Admiral Karl Dönitz understood that a lone submarine, much like a lone wolf, had its limits.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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From frame one, Bob Dylan, the creation, the idea, the trickster, the lone wolf, without attitude or affectation, your Dylan was no imitation.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2025
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In character as a free spirit who scorns social convention, Davis is all haughty tosses of the head and sneering lines.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Olivia is more of a free spirit, and she’s made friends with the mayor of Montezara, Francesca (Violante Placido), who is beautiful, around Eric’s age and full of big plans for her little town.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Enfant terrible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfant%20terrible. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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