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debutante
or é··ٲԳٱ
[ deb-yoo-tahnt, -tant ]
noun
- a young woman making a debut into society.
debutante
/ -ˌtænt; ˈdɛbjʊˌtɑːnt /
noun
- a young woman of upper-class background who is presented to society, usually at a formal ball
- a girl or young woman regarded as being upper-class, wealthy, and of a frivolous or snobbish social set
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Other yvlog Forms
- Dz·u·ٲԳٱ noun adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of debutante1
1795–1805; < French; feminine of éܳٲԳ debutant
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of debutante1
C19: from French, from éܳٱ to lead off in a game, make one's first appearance; see debut
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Penelope lacks the silver tongue and easy charm of other young debutantes.
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“The lineup that we had at the end, there were a lot of debutantes,” Thomas said.
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The Los Angeles Times ran a story in which columnist Ben Bolch referred to LSU players as “dirty debutantes” and “villains.”
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Do you prefer America’s sweethearts or its dirty debutantes?
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“Debs at War” and “1939: The Last Season,” for instance, describe World War II and its upending of the British class system by following the lives of London debutantes.
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