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tootsie

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Definition of tootsie

as in gal

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In my line of work, there are few things as inauspicious as a plucky gal determined to make the best of a bad situation.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Wilson believes that some reactions could be triggered by sources other than alpha-gal.

— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of gal

Noun

Bernadette’s mother Laura Gudenkauf tells PEOPLE a slightly different story, revealing that the mistress was intending to join David and Bernadette on their anniversary trip.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
His reward for doing so was €10,000 a month, a flat for his mistress and various other kickbacks.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 5 July 2026

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Beyond their cool-girl air, the shoes offer plenty of support and cushioning thanks to their plush insoles that keep your arches comfortable for hours of strutting.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 7 July 2026
On the surface, the Supreme Court’s June 30 opinion upholding state laws barring transgender girls from women’s and girl’s sports teams looks like a victory for women’s rights.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of girl

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Oh Outlander fam, for old times’ sake, let’s get in one last sing me a song of a lass that is gone, say could that lass be I?

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026

Definition of lass

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The Nationals’ Youth Baseball Academy in Southeast, a staple since 2013, is a wonderful venue for both boys’ baseball teams in middle and high schools, and for girls’ softball teams.

— David Aldridge, New York Times, 4 July 2026
One boy, 12, succumbed to the heat and passed out, with EMS medics and police rushing to help him, according to PIX 11.

— Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026

Definition of boy

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Platter remained seemingly unseduced, although, as a talented lutist, he was once recruited to serenade another man’s inamorata for a full ninety minutes.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Sebastian’s inamorata, Ellie (Leslie Bibb), is the only daughter of hotel magnate William Collins XII (David Rasche) and his US senator wife, Tigger (Kim Cattrall); and, yes, Tigger is her government name.

— Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023

Definition of inamorata

Noun

Page Six also caught Swift besties Ashley Avignone and Gigi Hadid, as well as Hadid's beau, Bradley Cooper, en route from the model's Manhattan apartment.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
After a year apart, Bruss moved back to Los Angeles to be with her beau and the rest was history.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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