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While the '''French Maid''' costume has some basis in the black and white uniforms once worn by actual maids in the 19th century, the original costumes were almost never as [[Fan Service|fan servicy]] as those found in modern times. The attitude is also part of the package, inasmuch as she is essentially the ''[[wikipedia:Soubrette|soubrette]]'' of the old French comedy: she will be extremely flirty, often with a feather duster. [[Tsundere|She also acts snippy, pert and cheeky to everyone who isn't her employer (and sometimes him)]] and superior to any of the other servants except the butler and maybe the cook. The French Maid will speak with an over-exaggerated French accent and use [[Gratuitous French]].
Contrast to [[Meido]], which is a Japanese concept developed from this one. The key difference being that a [[Meido]] is intended to be [[Moe]] and subservient, while a French Maid is sexy and saucy. Contrast even further to the [[Scullery Maid]], who is decidedly less sexy, but has much more power in the plot.
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== Film ==
* "Yvette, The French Maid" (pictured above) in the movie ''[[Clue (film)|Clue]]''. She also wore a relatively modest version of the sexy
** Given that you could use her... assets as a place to set your drink down, provided you didn't mind a little spillage from the bounce and jiggle, the fact that her French maid uniform is considered "modest" should tell you something about this trope.
* The maid from ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'', who was transformed into a feather duster. Even moreso in the stage show, where her role is greatly expanded. She was named Babette in the stage adaptation, and named Fifi in the midquel ''Belle's Magical World''.
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== Live Action TV ==
* In a long ago ''Tonight Show with Johnny Carson'' skit, Juliet Prowse portrayed a spy pretending to be a
* In ''[['Allo 'Allo!|Allo Allo]]'' Yvette and Mimi might technically have been waitresses, but they were the incarnation of this trope in everything except name.
* In an episode of ''[[Scrubs]]'', Turk fantasizes about being married to Elliot. Carla (Turk's wife) is portrayed in the same fantasy as being the maid, complete with uniform, with whom Turk is having an affair.
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