pipelette (French)
Where does "pipelette" come from?
The French term 'pipelette' is an eponym derived from the character Anastasie Pipelet, a talkative building manager in Eugène Sue's 1842 novel 'Les Mystères de Paris'. Following the immense popularity of the book, the concierge's surname entered the French language as a common noun for a chatterbox.
Full etymology tree
- pipelette (French), 'chatterbox'
- derived from Anastasie Pipelet (French)
Updated March 2026
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