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Rudeness is of course still frowned upon, and sometimes hoydens behaved in ways that are rude by today’s standards – a girl who pushed another out of her seat at school was a hoyden in 1865.
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Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2018
Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoyden
Noun
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Cukor referred to her characterization by the French term for tomboy, garçonne.Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
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Sue spoke with Gretchen, her fellow practical tomboy.Emily Nussbaum, Vulture, 5 July 2024
Noun
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At this year’s Golden Globes, Emma Stone—no stranger to a hair transformation—debuted a chocolate brown pixie cut.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2025
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Kaz is entering the villa ready for a fresh start—her fresh blonde pixie included.Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Wrexham eventually triumphed 4-1 in the New Year’s Day romp, in which Steven Fletcher bagged his first hat-trick in English football.Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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This sharply original romp is entirely too much fun.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Still the signature shade of blonde (a big part of her transformation for the role in Wicked), Grande ditched her side part for short, gamine bangs swept to the side a la Audrey Hepburn.Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to Russell’s gamine pixie crop, the necklace’s central 11-carat stone twinkled alluringly at the nape of her neck, meaning that paparazzi were craning their necks for that 360 degree full-look view.Laura Hawkins, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Hoyden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoyden. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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