"playette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: playettes [plural]
Etymology: play + -ette Etymology templates: {{af|en|play|-ette|id2=diminutive}} play + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} playette (plural playettes)
  1. A short play (dramatic work). Synonyms: playlet
    Sense id: en-playette-en-noun-zQpho4sA Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ette (diminutive)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: playettes [plural]
Etymology: player + -ette Etymology templates: {{af|en|player|-ette|id2=female}} player + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} playette (plural playettes)
  1. (slang) A female player (person who plays the field). Tags: slang Synonyms: playerette
    Sense id: en-playette-en-noun-W1KSjXPP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ette (female) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ette (female): 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for playette meaning in English (2.4kB)

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          "text": "No man wants a woman who is looking for a wife, no woman wants a man who is looking for a mother, no woman wants a man who wants to be her father; I guess it is truly hard out here for a pimp, player and playette as those qualities can be attractive.",
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