ratette

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English

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Etymology

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rat +‎ -ette

Noun

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ratette (plural ratettes)

  1. (informal) A female rat (any sense).
    • 1994, Jackie Merritt, Persistent Lady, →ISBN, page 76:
      For one painful second she thought about him calling her his "little ratette" yesterday.
    • 2001, Dana Stabenow, The Singing of the Dead, →ISBN, page 17:
      Yes, all you Park rats and ratettes, that's your very own election district.
    • 2015, Angi Morgan, The Ranger, →ISBN, page 14:
      Mitch would find the rat—or ratette—and move on without anyone knowing.

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