bargirl

English

Alternative forms

• b-girl, B-girl (abbreviation)

Etymology

From bar +‎ girl.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑː(ɹ)ɡɜː(ɹ)l/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

bargirl (plural bargirls)

1. 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.

   Synonyms: B-girl, hostess

   Hyponym: juicy girl

   • 1991, Dorothy Cobble, Dishing It Out, University of Illinois Press, →ISBN, page 126:

     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.

See also

• barmaid
• hostess

Further reading

• bargirl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia