midinette

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/ˌmɪdɪˈnɛt/

noun

A female salesperson, a shopgirl, especially in Paris.

OriginFrench midinette →
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Meanings

nounmidinette (plural midinettes)

plural midinettes

  1. A female salesperson, a shopgirl, especially in Paris.
  2. A vacuous but fashionable young woman.

    This? One finds them in every other midinette’s haunt, literally for sous.

    2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 611
  3. A type of miniature climbing rose.

Origin

  1. Frenchmidinette
  2. Englishmidinette

Borrowed from French midinette, from midi (“midday”) + dinette, diminutive of diner (“dinner”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with midinette

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Cite this entry
APA

midinette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midinette

MLA

“midinette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midinette. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midinette,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midinette.

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