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noun
The practice in fiction, such as in film and television series, of including only one woman in an otherwise male ensemble.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Named after the character Smurfette, the only major female character in The Smurfs. Coined by Katha Pollitt in 1991.
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