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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French midinette, from midi (“midday”) + dinette, diminutive of diner (“dinner”).
Pronunciation
Noun
midinette (plural midinettes)
- A female salesperson, a shopgirl, especially in Paris.
- A vacuous but fashionable young woman.
2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 611:This? One finds them in every other midinette’s haunt, literally for sous.
- A type of miniature climbing rose.
French
Etymology
Blend of midi + dînette.
Pronunciation
Noun
midinette f (plural midinettes)
- shopgirl, salesclerk, midinette
- bimbo, midinette
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