Etymology

Yvette

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Today it means: A term of derision used by Quebec separatists to refer to Federalist-voting French Quebecois housewives. Full definition →

French Yvette
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  1. French · borrowed fromYvette
  2. English todayYvette

Borrowed from French Yvette. The politics sense is a reference to the name of a docile young girl in a school textbook, and was popularized by separatist politician Lise Payette (1931–2018).

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