ratette
English
Etymology
rat + -ette
Noun
ratette (plural ratettes)
- (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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