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The ingénue (UK: / ˈ æ̃ ʒ ə nj uː,-ʒ eɪ n-/, US: / ˈ æ n (d) ʒ ə nj uː, ˈ ɑː n-/, French: ⓘ) is a stock character in literature, film and a role type in the theater, generally a girl or a young woman, who is endearingly innocent. Ingénue may also refer to a new young actress or one typecast in such roles.
This discrepancy may arise from the general lack of appeal for women regarding inexperienced adolescent boys. [5] While films such as Edward Scissorhands and The Shape of Water feature male characters with naïveté, they lack the sexualized portrayal characteristic of female Born Sexy Yesterday figures.
The word gamine is a French word, the feminine form of gamin, originally meaning urchin, waif or playful, naughty child. It was used in English from about the mid-19th century (for example, by William Makepeace Thackeray in 1840 in one of his Parisian sketches), but in the 20th century came to be applied in its more modern sense.
Grant believes that many of the young people who use the term (or buy it on stickers or even consider it as a tattoo), may not truly understand the severity of these facilities, and are instead ...
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Naivety (also spelled naïvety), naiveness, or naïveté is the state of being naive. It refers to an apparent or actual lack of experience and sophistication, often describing a neglect of pragmatism in favor of moral idealism. A naïve may be called a naïf.
Whippersnapper: A young person who thinks they know more than they do, typically a teenager or young adult; a smartass. Witch: An older woman who is cranky, physically unattractive, and bitter. (see "hag" above) Wrinkle room: [19] A term in gay culture referring to bars where old men congregate.
"A Two Hour Vacation") is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada, featuring guest vocals by Sheena Ringo. A corresponding music video was released on September 16, 2016, [ 1 ] and the song was sent to radio stations as well, to promote the release of the album Fantôme .