"kanto girl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kanto girls [plural]
Etymology: From kanto boy, but the latter term was replaced with girl as a female equivalent, whereas the former term was originally from Japanese 官庁(かんちょう) (kanchō, “government office”), borrowed in the Philippines during WW2 according to Potet (2016), but it was eventually replaced with Tagalog kanto (“corner, especially of two streets”), which was reinterpreted to refer to an "office corner". Etymology templates: {{der|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|官庁|かんちょう|t=government office}} 官庁(かんちょう) (kanchō, “government office”), {{bor|en|tl|kanto|t=corner, especially of two streets}} Tagalog kanto (“corner, especially of two streets”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kanto girl (plural kanto girls)
  1. (Philippines, slang) An office girl. Tags: Philippines, slang Related terms: kanto boy, kanto lingo, yosi boy, takatak boy, rugby boy, call boy, call girl
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