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Definition of gamin in English: gaminnoun ˈɡamɪnˈɡamãˈɡæmən dated A street urchin. Example sentencesExamples - The gamin creates their ideal in spirit when she takes the most broken-down shack and tries to make it ‘home.’
- If Chicago lacks the vision to see ahead, it will reap the harvest of fostering a kindergarten on the streets where gamins learn crime.
- The final shot is of the Tramp and the gamin walking away from us, down the road.
- The Bowery Theater, in particular, was described as ‘a common ground for the gamins.’
- Lacking formal education, adult supervision, and sometimes even a home, such youths were derided as ‘rats,’ ‘gamins,’ ‘urchins’ and ‘gutter-snipes.’
Synonyms mischievous child, imp, monkey, puck, rascal, rogue, minx, mischief-maker, prankster, tearaway urchin, street urchin, ragamuffin, guttersnipe, waif, stray, outcast
Origin Mid 19th century: French, originally an eastern dialect word, of unknown origin. Definition of gamin in US English: gaminnounˈɡamənˈɡæmən dated A street urchin. Example sentencesExamples - If Chicago lacks the vision to see ahead, it will reap the harvest of fostering a kindergarten on the streets where gamins learn crime.
- The gamin creates their ideal in spirit when she takes the most broken-down shack and tries to make it ‘home.’
- Lacking formal education, adult supervision, and sometimes even a home, such youths were derided as ‘rats,’ ‘gamins,’ ‘urchins’ and ‘gutter-snipes.’
- The Bowery Theater, in particular, was described as ‘a common ground for the gamins.’
- The final shot is of the Tramp and the gamin walking away from us, down the road.
Synonyms mischievous child, imp, monkey, puck, rascal, rogue, minx, mischief-maker, prankster, tearaway urchin, street urchin, ragamuffin, guttersnipe, waif, stray, outcast
Origin Mid 19th century: French, originally an eastern dialect word, of unknown origin. |