DOLLY BIRD Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

dolly bird

noun

ˈdä-lē-ˌbərd

Definition of dolly bird

British

as in queen

an attractive woman Back in the swinging '60s, she was one of London's most celebrated dolly birds.

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Recent Examples of dolly bird These girls were miles apart from the dolly birds and English roses across the channel. — Elizabeth Winder, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023 Try styling them like Bianca Jagger and her clan of ’70s disco glamazons, or take inspiration from ’60s mod dolly birds with their A-line dresses and perfect coifs. — Vogue, 12 Apr. 2019 She's been a grunge angel, a dolly bird, a latter-day Warhol superstar, a preppy gone bad, an award-winning Hollywood actress and a crush-worthy girl in the crowd at Bowery Ballroom, the doyenne of downtown and a nice Connecticut girl. — Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 3 Oct. 2013

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Noun

The supermodel is the queen of Halloween, offering up intricate, memorable costumes year after year.

— Lynsey Eidell, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026
The main suite featured a king bed and a queen sofa bed that could accommodate up to four in total, plus a small seating area and a private bathroom with a toilet, sink, and pull-chain shower.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of queen

Noun

In scores of pictures online, she is rendered as a red-haired goddess, her bright tongue stuck out from an unnerving smile.

— Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Minoan frescoes and artifacts depict bull-leaping women, the snake goddess (associated with power, fertility, and the cycle of life), and the midwife goddess Eileithyia.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of goddess

Noun

In 1999, in Boulder, Colorado, the JonBenet Ramsey grand jury was dismissed after 13 months of work with prosecutors saying there wasn’t enough evidence to charge anyone in the 6-year-old beauty queen’s killing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
The former beauty queen’s family claim that she was tortured by the suspects over dowry demands, reported the BBC.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of beauty queen

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