ninjette

English

Etymology

From ninja +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ninjette (plural ninjettes)

1. (slang) A female ninja-like warrior or martial artist; a kunoichi.
   • 1990, Thomas Pynchon, Vineland, Vintage, published 2000, page 163:

     Light applause from the shaded edges of the courtyard, where in twos and threes curious ninjettes had been pacing, whispering, touching.

   • 1999, Elizabeth Cage, Spy Girls are Forever, Pocket, →ISBN, page 42:

     Whatever you say, ninjette

   • 2000, S. M. Stirling, On the Oceans of Eternity, Penguin, →ISBN, page 231:

     It was Auntie Hong's ninjettes who captured him, the Claws of Hekate.

   • 2011, S.M.Stirling, The Tears of the Sun, Penguin, →ISBN, page 499:

     You my lady ninjette?

Coordinate terms

• kunoichi (a female ninja)
• shinobi (a male ninja)
• ninja (a warrior that practices ninjitsu)
• ninjutsu/ninjitsu (the martial art of a ninja)
• amazon (a female warrior or heavily muscled woman)

Related terms

• ninja