"victory girl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: victory girls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} victory girl (plural victory girls)
  1. (historical) During World War II, a young woman who had sex with servicemen, ostensibly as a patriotic show of support. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Sex Synonyms: V-girl
    Sense id: en-victory_girl-en-noun-7YN-~dFT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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