wallflower
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- noun
- /ˈwɔːlˌflaʊər/
- Informal
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persona tímida
- At the party, she felt like a wallflower, sitting quietly while everyone danced around her.
- wallflower at the party
- never a wallflower
- wallflower type
Why not a passive sort of wallflower that doesn't do anything?
- Why not a passive sort of wallflower that doesn't do anything?
- OK, the wallflower girl lassie doesn't get much attention.
- You, you know, you, you, you can't be a wallflower in business.
- And play is invaluable to taking a wallflower, getting them off the wall and exploring their best life.
- We have the Perks of being a wallflower versus Tenders of flesh perks.
- To the outside world, she's just as quiet wallflower.
Examples
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When you're young... at your first dance... and you're sitting on a small gilt chair... with your eyes lowered... terrified that you'll be a Wallflower.
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I'd have bet anything he was going to be the all American wallflower.
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Jack is probably going to make it with little miss wallflower tonight.
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Hey, Judge, what should we do with the wallflower?
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Keep it up, fellows, while I dance with the wallflower.
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The problem is that this college is so enclosed, she's become a wallflower!
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And Martha found herself doing just what she'd done in junior high: seeking out the lone wallflower.
Fiction book (1995) -
We have kids that now participate who used to be wallflowers; we have kids that used to fight and argue who are no longer a problem.
Academic text (2012) -
You're a wallflower.
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Welcome, everybody, to the Oscars Red Carpet or, as I know it, the Prom of the World, where I get to feel like a buck-toothed wallflower without a date.
Synonyms
A person who is present at an event but does not take part
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Etymology
Wallflower is also used for a shy person at a party because people noticed guests standing by the wall like the plant stays at the edge. A helpful image is a quiet flower by the wall, so a wallflower means someone who stays on the sidelines and does not join the dancing or talk.