leatherette
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Meaning · English
A person, especially a woman, who dresses in leather or imitation leather.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
The NYU [New York University] tarts and the club slime, the art holes and the once-a-week bridge-and-tunnel leatherettes, the spikes and the usual dregs and walking garbage, Eel was giving them all the hiss.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “leatherette” mean?
A person, especially a woman, who dresses in leather or imitation leather.
Is “leatherette” formal or informal?
leatherette is generally slang.