I knew, of course, it was but an innocent game on her part, a bit of backfisch foolery in imitation of some simulacrum of fake romance. From LearnThat.org. [Nabokov, Source: Lolita]
I wish I could see myself as you see me -- foreshortened into a backfisch. From Wordnik.com. [Howards End] Reference
In English there is flapper, in French there is ingénue, and in German there is backfisch. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11. American Slang. 1. Its Origin and Nature] Reference
She was at the backfisch age. From Wordnik.com. [Fanny Herself] Reference
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