"carton girl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: carton girls [plural]
Etymology: Named after the corrugated box that the girls and their customers use for bedding. Head templates: {{en-noun}} carton girl (plural carton girls)
  1. (Philippines, chiefly Cebu, slang) A female prostitute who has sexual intercourse with men using collapsed carton boxes as bedding. Tags: Cebu, Philippines, slang Categories (topical): Prostitution
    Sense id: en-carton_girl-en-noun-NbgxlTtx Categories (other): Cebu English, English entries with incorrect language header, Philippine English

Inflected forms

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