Learnenglish  +  900055 Sun, 13 Sep 09 03:34 PM Dear Teacher,        I meet the sentence:        "The last thing in the world I need is the sheriff on my case.  That's who I thought you were, as a matter of fact.  They got women sheriffs these days, did you know that?  Sheriffettes."         Question:  what's the meaning of Sheriffettes?  I cannot find it in any dictionary.          Thanks.         Learnenglish Joined on Wed, Aug 1 2007 New Member 42 Sentences

	Clive  +  900072 Sun, 13 Sep 09 03:50 PM Hi,   There is no such word. The speaker is playing with the word 'sheriff'.   Clive     Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,668 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Nanatoo  +  900078 Sun, 13 Sep 09 03:58 PM That's because Sheriffettes is not a word.It was fancifully conceived by the author of "B" IS FOR BURGULAR -ette Function: noun suffix Etymology: French, feminine diminutive suffix, from Old French -ete — more at -et 1 : little one <kitchenette> 2 : female <farmerette> Nanatoo Joined on Sun, Sep 13 2009 New Member 11 Nouns, Languages