coquettish
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Patrons laughed at a corny but cute puppet show starring Casa Bonita’s dishes, from a chirpy hard-shelled taco to a coquettish sopaipilla.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025
Responding to the report of his influence in the former president’s orbit, Yoo issued a for-public-consumption coquettish non-denial denial of his ambition.
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2024
Ariel could seem bemused, enchanted, bereft, coquettish, alarmed, aghast, elated.
From New York Times • May 24, 2023
"I think I'm camp rather than coquettish," she counters.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2021
We bobbed our hair and wore cloche hats at coquettish angles and tried to sound like Gloria Swanson.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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