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tootsie

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Definition of tootsie

as in gal

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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 gal

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During that week, Flynn’s mistress Alleigha Botner, 24, a worship leader at the same Tipp City church as Flynn, read from more than 100,000 text messages between herself and Flynn, some of which indicated Flynn’s murderous intentions.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
But that life was disrupted when her father took up a mistress and developed an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, causing Barbara to move several times and board with neighbors before eventually settling into a two-room apartment with her mother.

— Genevieve Uzamere, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of mistress

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To help recruit a younger demographic, Clarins has teamed with Pop Mart to create product packaging featuring an illustrated girl character, named Molly in Paris.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Excellent, from the thorough and intuitive spa therapists, to the engaging and sweet girls who run the kids’ club, the generous ice-cream scoopers at the Haagen-Dazs counter, and the nothing-is-too-much-trouble front desk.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of girl

Noun

The plot imperative of future Irina surviving to play a significant role in later seasons of For All Mankind gives us so much runway to imagine wild twists and turns for this crafty lass.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 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

Noun

My boys dropped tennis after high school and are now in a college band together.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
Gilroy provided a detailed backstory for the fictional film, describing a young widow, a wealthy East Coast summer setting and a boy preparing to go to war.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of boy

Noun

Jones was often jealous, distrustful, possessive and controlling of his girlfriend, according to the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
The show follows the wives, girlfriends and partners of prisoners, with Glen playing a career criminal whose lavish lifestyle is running out, along with his money.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of girlfriend

Noun

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

With a cast that included Paul Newman and Frank Sinatra, Saint played Emily, one of two teenagers who fall in love with one another and get married (Newman was the beau).

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
The following month, Reinhart posted several sweet pictures of her new beau on her Instagram Stories in honor of his 25th birthday.

— Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

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