1
a
: a coquettish maid or frivolous young woman in comedies
b
: an actress who plays such a part
2
: a soprano who sings supporting roles in comic opera
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She is gifted with a lovely color of a lyric soprano suitable for roles in the spectrum from a lyric, lyric coloratura to a soubrette.
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Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
Not only did diners want to enjoy her singing in the cabaret, no doubt many could not resist coming to see for themselves the soubrette who had inspired such fury in the late George VI.
—Olivia Williams, Town & Country, 1 June 2021
That show featured a song called 'The Yama Yama Man,’ in which chorus girls cavorted in Yama Yama suits while a soubrette sang about the creepy Yama Yama Man.
—Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2017
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Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
Not only did diners want to enjoy her singing in the cabaret, no doubt many could not resist coming to see for themselves the soubrette who had inspired such fury in the late George VI.
—Olivia Williams, Town & Country, 1 June 2021
That show featured a song called 'The Yama Yama Man,’ in which chorus girls cavorted in Yama Yama suits while a soubrette sang about the creepy Yama Yama Man.
—Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2017
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“Soubrette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soubrette. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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