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playette

playette noun: a short play (dramatic work).

Noun (1)

playette (plural playettes)

  1. A short play (dramatic work).
    Synonyms:
    playlet

Noun (2)

playette (plural playettes)

  1. (slang) A female player (person who plays the field).
    • You know what / I like the playettes / No diggity, no doubt / Play on playette, play on playette1996, “No Diggity”, performed by Blackstreet ft. Dr. Dre
    • 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.2012, Dr. Robert A. Benson, The Book of Dad Too: More Quotes and Antidotes for a Lifetime of Wisdom, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 62
    Synonyms:
    playerette

Synonyms of playette

Forms of playette

pluralplayettes

Origin of playette

From play + -ette.

From player + -ette.

Questions about playette

What does playette mean?
Playette means a short play (dramatic work).
What part of speech is playette?
Playette is a noun.
What is the plural of playette?
The plural of playette is playettes.

Words near playette in the dictionary

  1. playersexual
  2. playersexuality
  3. playership
  4. playest
  5. playeth
  6. playette
  7. playettes
  8. Playfair
  9. Playfair cipher
  10. Playfair ciphers
  11. Playfair's axiom

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