bargirl

noun
/ˈbɑː(ɹ)ɡɜː(ɹ)l/UK

Etymology

From bar + girl.

  1. inherited from *gurilā
  2. inherited from *gyrele
  3. inherited from gerle
  4. compounded as bargirl — “bar + girl

Definitions

  1. A woman who works as a hostess in a bar, typically in Southeast Asia and catering to male…

    A woman who works as a hostess in a bar, typically in Southeast Asia and catering to male clients, and who may provide personal entertainment or sexual services.

    • San Francisco's local, for example, initially admitted bargirls, but following the public condemnation of bargirls in the late 1930s, the local appointed a committee to investigate the situation.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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