She usually is a pretty girl, very smart and invested in everything she does. She seems cold and distant at first but you just gotta know her and be patient. she is funny (sometimes). she likes to travel around the world. She is very cool and usually wears oversized clothes she found in thrift shops. Mate , don’t miss a Fantine. That muppet is precious man !
« That girl is such a Fantine ! » when she’s cute
« Nah.. She’s just a Fantine.. » when she has an armour
« Nah.. She’s just a Fantine.. » when she has an armour
by budwhatbud February 3, 2020
by C0LINN February 21, 2019
1. A character from "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo. The year is 1823, in Montreuil-sur-Mer, France. Fantine is a young, unmarried mother who works in a factory owned and run by the reformed Jean Valjean, the protagonist of the story. Fantine's daughter, Cosette, is the result of a boyfriend who used and deserted Fantine; the young Cosette lives with the thieving Thenardier family who (unknown to the illiterate Fantine) abuse Cosette and make false claims about Cosette's health so that Fantine can give them money (which they take for themselves).
Upon finding out that Fantine has a child out of wedlock, the other women (who are jealous of Fantine's beauty) urge the foreman (who has unsuccessfully tried to bed Fantine) to fire her. Desperate for Cosette and frustrated by her unjust dismissal, Fantine sells what she can for money, including her golden hair and her pearl-white eye-teeth. Ultimately, she becomes a prostitute to support Cosette and eventually dies of tuberculosis... but not before Valjean comes to her aid and promises to take care of Cosette.
2. By extension, any single mother of young children who has fallen on hard times and, out of desperation and love for her little ones, is willing to do almost anything to give her children a chance at a better life.
Upon finding out that Fantine has a child out of wedlock, the other women (who are jealous of Fantine's beauty) urge the foreman (who has unsuccessfully tried to bed Fantine) to fire her. Desperate for Cosette and frustrated by her unjust dismissal, Fantine sells what she can for money, including her golden hair and her pearl-white eye-teeth. Ultimately, she becomes a prostitute to support Cosette and eventually dies of tuberculosis... but not before Valjean comes to her aid and promises to take care of Cosette.
2. By extension, any single mother of young children who has fallen on hard times and, out of desperation and love for her little ones, is willing to do almost anything to give her children a chance at a better life.
"I had a dream that life would be
So different from this Hell I'm living!
So different now from what it seemed-!
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed...!"
-Fantine, "I Dreamed a Dream"
Sarah's husband left her and now she has four children to raise by herself. She's even trying work as a stripper as well as a nurse. She's such a Fantine if she's willing to do that!
So different from this Hell I'm living!
So different now from what it seemed-!
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed...!"
-Fantine, "I Dreamed a Dream"
Sarah's husband left her and now she has four children to raise by herself. She's even trying work as a stripper as well as a nurse. She's such a Fantine if she's willing to do that!
by Lorelili May 14, 2009
Family name commonly found in the regions of Venice. The men from Italian Fantin families are often really authoritarian, fighting for what they want/deserve. They prize the fact of being a gentleman and are always living with huge chivalry. Loyalty to the family seems to be a important thing for them also. Suspicious, it can be difficult to threaten at them. The nightlife appreciation is also a characteristic from these men. Respect, honour and value are the words which define the family.
by Carlo Menegi October 17, 2011
Super cool girl. She probably is very invested in everything she does. She’s funny (sometimes). But if you don’t know her, you can have the impression that she’s being cold and distant. Just be patient mate
When a girl is being cute « This girl is such a Fantine ! »
I like to talk to that girl but she’s a Fantine man (When she’s being cold)
I like to talk to that girl but she’s a Fantine man (When she’s being cold)
by budwhatbud February 1, 2020
she probably likes history and especially reading Albert Camus. She loves the routine but I enjoy breaking it. She has some selfish sides but forgive her she just loves money.
by jsples November 23, 2021
by T'inquiètes November 22, 2021