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frippet

American  
[frip-it] / ˈfrɪp ɪt /

noun

British Slang.

  1. a pretty, frivolous young woman.

frippet British  
/ ˈfrɪpɪt /

noun

  1. old-fashioned  a frivolous or flamboyant young woman

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Etymology

Origin of frippet

1905–10; perhaps fripp(ery) + -et

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She speaks unlike anyone else, using words like “frippet” and “unasinous” in a wild, unplaceable accent.

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