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Girl Scout
noun
: a member of any of the scouting programs of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America for girls ages 5 through 17
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An 11-year-old Girl Scout from Bardstown, Kentucky, was recently bestowed with one of the organization’s highest honors after saving her father’s life.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 June 2024
And Girl Scout Cookie flavors are pretty well represented.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 May 2024
Phillips is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the national docu-series The Girl Scout Murders, set in the Cherokee Nation.
—Valerie Complex, Deadline, 13 June 2024
When Nicole and her older sister, Denise, were toddlers, the family moved to Garden Grove, Calif.
There Nicole led an unexceptional, middle-class childhood: Brownie and Girl Scout meetings, dance lessons, the Pep Club and acrown as homecoming princess at Dana Hills High School.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1919, in the meaning defined above
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“Girl Scout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Girl%20Scout. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
Girl Scout
noun
: a member of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America
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