'Arriet

noun

A Cockney woman.

Meanings

noun'Arriet (plural 'Arriets)

plural 'Arriets

  1. colloquialdatedA Cockney woman.

Origin

From the name Harriet, in reference to the Cockney habit of dropping initial /h/ sounds in speech.

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APA

'Arriet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'Arriet

MLA

“'Arriet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'Arriet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “'Arriet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'Arriet.

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