kanto girl en · NOUN
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".
Meanings
- (Philippines, slang) An office girl.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kanto girls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
kanto lingo · yosi boy · takatak boy · call boy · kanto boy · call girl · rugby boy