Etymology

gamine

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Today it means: A (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl. Full definition →

First used 20th c.French gamine
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  1. French · borrowed fromgamine
  2. French · borrowed fromgamine
  3. English todaygamine

Borrowed from French gamine.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. Having a boyish, mischievous charm; elfish, typically with short hair.

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