frippet

American

[frip-it] / ˈfrɪp ɪt /

noun

British Slang.

a pretty, frivolous young woman.

frippet British

/ ˈfrɪpɪt /

noun

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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