gallerina en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Blend of gallery + ballerina.
Meanings
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(slang) A fashionable art gallery employee, usually female.
But Charlotte, a prim gallerina whose sole aspiration consists of locking down a Wasp husband, remained a bridge to the past.
2024 April 5, Alaina Demopoulos, “Sex and the City is on Netflix. Perfect – gen Z are a bunch of Charlottes”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:The heroine of Danielle Ganek’s captivatingly titled novel “Lulu Meets God and Doubts Him” is a gallerina.
2007 May 28, Janet Maslin, “Dance, Gallerina, Dance: A Gimlet-Eyed Look Through an Art World Keyhole”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gallerinas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |