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spinster

[spin-ster] / ˈspɪn stər /
NOUN
(offensive) unmarried woman
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She’s trained by Cox, who gave her an extended break after a third-place finish in the Spinster Stakes last October.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2021

“After the Storm” is the final track on her new album, “Urban Driftwood,” which will be released Jan. 29 on the intersectional feminist label Spinster.

From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2021

We plan to get married in another state and become the Ambiguous Spinster Aunts Who Own Too Many Tiny Dogs.

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2019

In “The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror,” Mallory Ortberg — who launches the short story collection at Skylight on Saturday — twists fairy tales and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2018

The Inquiring Spinster There is no subject which presents more difficulties to the inquiring spinster.

From The Spinster Book by Reed, Myrtle




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