noun
bargirl
Bargirl (noun) means a woman employed to entertain male customers in a bar, mainly in Southeast Asia, who may also offer sexual services.
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A woman employed to entertain male customers in a bar, mainly in Southeast Asia, who may also offer 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."
— Dorothy Cobble, Dishing It Out (1991)
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Etymology
Formed from bar and girl.
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What is the meaning of bargirl?
"bargirl" (noun) means a woman employed to entertain male customers in a bar, mainly in Southeast Asia, who may also offer sexual services.
What is another word for bargirl?
Other words for "bargirl" include hostess.
