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papergirl

papergirl

7.8
A person who collects and hands out small pieces of art to the public by bicycle
  • noun
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  • As a papergirl, she cycled through the city handing out rolled-up pieces of art to strangers.

Examples

  • The papergirl smiled as she tossed colorful drawings into the crowd during the festival.

  • Many artists thanked the papergirl for sharing their work with the public in such a creative way.

  • The papergirl rode her bicycle around the neighborhood.

  • She is a talented papergirl known for her creativity.

  • As a papergirl, she cycled through the city handing out rolled-up pieces of art to strangers.

  • The papergirl smiled as she tossed colorful drawings into the crowd during the festival.

  • Many artists thanked the papergirl for sharing their work with the public in such a creative way.

Surface Forms

papergirl singular
papergirls plural

Morphology

papergirl = paper + girl (semi-transparent) = paper + girl

Components are clear, but the specialised meaning tied to the Papergirl art project requires cultural knowledge beyond basic compositional inference.

Etymology

Papergirl is also used for people in the Papergirl art project. A helpful way to remember this meaning is to think of paper as the small artworks and girl as the person giving them away, so a papergirl cycles or walks around handing out art to the public.