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Yvette.

A female given name from French borrowed from French in the nineteenth century.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/iːˈvɛt/UK/ɪˈvɛt/UK
  1. A female given name from French borrowed from French in the nineteenth century.

Where this word comes from

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).

noun/iːˈvɛt/UK/ɪˈvɛt/UK
  1. A term of derision used by Quebec separatists to refer to Federalist-voting French Quebecois housewives.

    Quebec · dated · derogatory
Where this word comes from

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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