playette

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noun

A short play (dramatic work).

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Meanings

playette1

nounplayette (plural playettes)

plural playettes

  1. A short play (dramatic work).

    Synonyms: playlet

playette2

nounplayette (plural playettes)

plural playettes

  1. slangA female player (person who plays the field).

    You know what / I like the playettes / No diggity, no doubt / Play on playette, play on playette

    1996, “No Diggity”, performed by Blackstreet ft. Dr. Dre
    1 more example

    No man wants a woman who is looking for a wife, no woman wants a man who is looking for a mother, no woman wants a man who wants to be her father; I guess it is truly hard out here for a pimp, player and playette as those qualities can be attractive.

    2012, Dr. Robert A. Benson, The Book of Dad Too: More Quotes and Antidotes for a Lifetime of Wisdom, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 62

    Synonyms: playerette

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA short play (dramatic work).

Similar
playlet

nounA female player (person who plays the field).

Similar
playerette
Also see
playlet

Origin

playette · noun

From play + -ette.

Full word history & related roots →

playette · noun

From player + -ette.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

playette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playette

MLA

“playette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playette. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playette,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playette.

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