leatherette /ˌlɛðəˈɹɛt/ noun2 •[before a noun] A type of fabric, often plastic, made to imitate the appearance of leather.Quick let's make love, / Before we die. / On Warm Leatherette, / Join the carcrash set. — 1978 •(slang) A person, especially a woman, who dresses in leather or imitation leather.Since I seemed to know some of the leatherettes, I was a magnet for fellow Jews wanting to know what was going on. — 2003 formsleatherettes