ninjette
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ninjette (plural ninjettes)
- (slang) A female ninja-like warrior or martial artist; a kunoichi.
- 1990, Thomas Pynchon, Vineland, Vintage, published 2000, page 163:
- Light applause from the shaded edges of the courtyard, where in twos and threes curious ninjettes had been pacing, whispering, touching.
- 1999, Elizabeth Cage, Spy Girls are Forever, Pocket, →ISBN, page 42:
- Whatever you say, ninjette
- 2000, S. M. Stirling, On the Oceans of Eternity, Penguin, →ISBN, page 231:
- It was Auntie Hong's ninjettes who captured him, the Claws of Hekate.
- 2011, S.M.Stirling, The Tears of the Sun, Penguin, →ISBN, page 499:
- You my lady ninjette?
Coordinate terms edit
- kunoichi (a female ninja)
- shinobi (a male ninja)
- ninja (a warrior that practices ninjitsu)
- ninjutsu/ninjitsu (the martial art of a ninja)
- amazon (a female warrior or heavily muscled woman)