"B-drinker" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-B-drinker.ogg [Australia] Forms: B-drinkers [plural]
Etymology: From B-drink + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|B-drink|er|id2=occupation}} B-drink + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} B-drinker (plural B-drinkers)
  1. (US, slang) Someone who drinks a B-drink; a young woman hired to sit at a bar and induce the customers to buy her drinks, or spend money at the bar; a B-girl. Tags: US, slang Synonyms (bar girl): B-girl

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