dance hostess en · NOUN
Meanings
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A woman whose occupation is to dance with male clients for a price per dance.
Another of Broadway's most characteristic features is the dance hostess, who works in any one of the six or seven taxi-dance halls that occupy six or seven second floors in buildings on or near the Main Stem.
1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 87:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dance hostesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |