"race queen" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-race queen.ogg [Australia] Forms: race queens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} race queen (plural race queens)
  1. (idiomatic, slang) A glamorous model accompanying the pit crew in Japanese motor racing. Wikipedia link: race queen Tags: idiomatic, slang Categories (topical): Motor racing, Occupations Hypernyms: grid girl, pit babe Coordinate_terms: brolly dolly [UK]
    Sense id: en-race_queen-en-noun-ZRRTRpcJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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