Etymology

yinglet

ying·let
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Today it means: A fictional small, furred, sapient, mollusc-eating creature with characteristics of rats, birds, and reptiles and a pointed "shell-tooth" that impedes the pronunciation of dental fricatives. Full definition →

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Likely suffixed with -let (“diminutive”). Coined by Valsalia in the webcomic Out-of-Placers.

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