Apachette

English

Etymology

Apache +‎ -ette

Noun

Apachette (plural Apachettes)

  1. (archaic, humorous) A female Apache.
    • 1926, The Judge, volume 90, number 2330, page 20:
      If there are any Apaches left they would do well to take lessons from Douglas Gilmore, known in the picture as The Cat; and their Apachettes from Joan Crawford, who plays the part of The Cat's ill-used but excessively loyal sweetheart.
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