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William A Hupy
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Gamine

Postby William A Hupy » Mon Mar 22, 2021 10:18 am

From French for street urchin. Now a slim, pert young girl.

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Re: Gamine

Postby Slava » Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:24 am

Oddly, it appears to have taken some 60+ years for the French to add the e to gamin, the boy form of this word.
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