Etymology
Origin of hatcheck
1915–20; hat + check 1 (in the sense of “a ticket or token of ownership of an article left in the temporary custody of another”)
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In another, the Balanchine ballerina Diana Adams struts around as a jealous, leggy hatcheck girl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Belgian-born daughter of Polish Jews, Régine grew up in France, hiding in a convent during the Nazi occupation, before launching her nightclub career as a hatcheck girl at the Whisky à Gogo in Paris.
From Washington Post ● May 2, 2022
A dying millionaire perks up after meeting a hatcheck girl posing as his son’s fiancee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2021
She also studied acting — John Cassavetes was one of her teachers — and supported herself with odd jobs, including as a hatcheck girl at Lutèce.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2019
She headed for Manhattan, where her first role was as a hatcheck girl at a sort of "Dolly Dainty restaurant near Rockefeller Center."
From Time Magazine Archive
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