For the modern Greek girl
Κούκλα μου.
- Say it
- KOO-kla moo — /ˈku.kla mu/
- Means
- “my doll,” “my beautiful girl.” What your yiayia, your best friend and the man at the laiki all call you.
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Whether you grew up in Thessaloniki or took Greek school on Saturdays in Toronto, there’s a corner here with your name on it.
This week in Kouklamou
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Beauty · Cover storyThe summer skin rules our yiayias knew before SPF had a marketing budget
Olive oil, yogurt, chamomile and shade by two o’clock. The old habits that still earn a place in your routine, and the one thing to add.
Slang of the week
Τσαχπίνα
tsakh-PEE-na · noun
A charming little flirt who knows exactly what she’s doing. Usually said with a smile, and a wink from your theia.
Yiayia says
“Put on a cardigan. I don’t care that it’s thirty-one degrees.”
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