Wiktionary:Word of the day/2020/April 24

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Word of the day
for April 24
manic pixie dream girl n
  1. (film, sometimes derogatory) A stock female character, typically characterized as a bubbly, quirky free spirit, whose main purpose within a narrative is to teach a young male protagonist to embrace the mysteries and adventures of life.

American film and music critic Nathan Rabin, who coined the term, was born on this day in 1976.

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