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Etymology

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shrink +‎ -ette

Noun

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shrinkette (plural shrinkettes)

  1. (slang) A female shrink (psychiatrist or psychotherapist).
    • 2020, Larry Kramer, The Brutality of Fact (The American People), volume 2, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN:
      I go to that dyke shrinkette who helped me “get over” Felix.