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tootsies

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plural of tootsie

as in gals

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Noun

Just like the guys, the gals danced to a top-charting song from the year they were born.

— Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
The two Targaryen gals presented Sally Field with the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Remarkably Bright Creatures.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of gals

Noun

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
Hear ye, hear ye, good lords and lasses!

— Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025

Definition of lasses

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Like many girlfriends throughout history, Marilyn wound up spending a lot of time with her boyfriend’s best friend.

— Blake J. Harris, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
Both players, arrested in the offseason on charges tied to domestic abuse involving their girlfriends, remain the subjects of ongoing league investigations.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of girlfriends

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For the 15th time in the last 16 years, Palisades and Granada Hills met for the City Section Open Division girls’ tennis championship Wednesday afternoon.

— Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Arizona and Colorado have proposals to ban transgender students in girls school and college sports, with Arizona expanding a current ban by including restrictions on locker rooms and other areas.

— Jahd Khalil, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of girls

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Outside the old red-brick Victorian mansion, framed by palm trees, two teenage boys zip around the car park on unicycles.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Told without the participation of a single male actor, The Women turned Hollywood’s all-boys club on its head, becoming a major hit in a year dominated by Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz.

— Raymond Ang, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of boys

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Nature lovers, artists (Ansel Adams found a muse in the Snake River), and outdoor adventurers know the gateway to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks is more than just a winter sports destination.

— Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
The professionalization worked, but at the expense of the site’s internal culture, Cooke argues, as generous eccentrics were displaced by neurotic lovers of rules.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

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