"comfort girl" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-comfort girl.ogg 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: 51 49 Disambiguation of Slaves: 48 52 Categories (other): English euphemisms
  2. (fashion) A girl or woman who wears comfortable clothes. Categories (topical): Fashion, Fashion, Prostitution, Slaves Related terms: comfort woman
    Sense id: en-comfort_girl-en-noun-j8UMcXDR Disambiguation of Fashion: 0 100 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 51 49 Disambiguation of Slaves: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Topics: fashion, lifestyle

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