China girl

noun

Definitions

  1. A moving or still image of a woman or mannequin, used by film processing technicians to…

    A moving or still image of a woman or mannequin, used by film processing technicians to calibrate colour balance and exposure of skin tones in reproduction.

  2. The opioid drug fentanyl.

  3. Name given to cultivars of various tree, shrub and plant species, including dogwood,…

    Name given to cultivars of various tree, shrub and plant species, including dogwood, holly, orchids, etc.

  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. Straight, glossy, cut short, with a fringe / bangs.

      • Her hair was black and straight, cut in a demure China girl cut that didn’t quite match her aggressive looks.
      • […] when she was on her own she had to remove her contacts and don the chestnut brown ‘China Girl’ wig that was the centrepiece of her daily disguise.
      • Rondo’s also over-the-top fem. Like Richard Simmons queeny, but the Chicano version with an asymmetrical China-girl bob.
    2. Any of various cocktails.

    3. A young woman of Chinese (or other East Asian) descent.

      • Coordinate term: Chinaman

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for China girl. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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