Home › Words › P › petticoaterypetticoaterypetticoatery · noun — A coterie of women or girls.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyBlend of petticoat + coterie.nounA coterie of women or girls.Feminine activity and pursuits.e.g.“We have already at different times tried to deserve well of the world by remonstrating against the errors of petticoatery, and against certain freakish “sports” in the rosebud garden of girls.” — 1872 August 3, “Drawing-Room Slang”, in Public Opinion, volume 22, number 567, page 146:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.petticoated 74% match — wearing a petticoat vs petticoatery →petticoat 72% match — A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by women over a shirt and under the doublet. vs petticoatery →petti 70% match — A petticoat. vs petticoatery →petticoating 70% match — Material for petticoats. vs petticoatery →underpetticoat 63% match — A petticoat worn under a skirt or another petticoat. vs petticoatery →pettiloon 62% match — An early form of trouser for women, loose-fitting and often gathered at the ankle; the trouser portion of a bloomer costume. vs petticoatery →buntlings 60% match — Petticoats. vs petticoatery →coterieism 60% match — The formation of and participation in coteries. vs petticoatery →