"KTV girl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: KTV girls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} KTV girl (plural KTV girls)
  1. An attractive young woman employed by a KTV bar to serve drinks and snacks and to sing along with male patrons.
    Sense id: en-KTV_girl-en-noun-JDo9ranU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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