Yvette

noun

Yvette

noun

UK /iːˈvɛt/

Etymology 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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Government, Politics Quebec, Dated, Derogatory A term of derision used by Quebec separatists to refer to Federalist-voting French Quebecois housewives.

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