midinette

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French midinette, from midi (midday) + dinette, diminutive of diner (dinner).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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midinette (plural midinettes)

  1. A female salesperson, a shopgirl, especially in Paris.
  2. 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.
  3. A type of miniature climbing rose.

French

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Etymology

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Blend of midi +‎ dînette.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mi.di.nɛt/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Noun

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midinette f (plural midinettes)

  1. shopgirl, salesclerk, midinette
  2. bimbo, midinette

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