"comfort girl" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-comfort girl.ogg [Australia] Forms: comfort girls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} comfort girl (plural comfort girls)
  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) A female sex slave; prostitute. Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic Categories (topical): Female people, Prostitution, Slaves
    Sense id: en-comfort_girl-en-noun-cwM-ZBM4 Disambiguation of Female people: 76 24 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 79 21 Disambiguation of Slaves: 76 24 Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13
  2. (fashion) A girl or woman who wears comfortable clothes. Categories (topical): Fashion Related terms: comfort woman
    Sense id: en-comfort_girl-en-noun-j8UMcXDR Topics: fashion, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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