party girl
Americannoun
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a girl or woman who is interested in little else besides attending parties.
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a physically attractive young woman hired to attend parties and entertain men.
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Slang. a prostitute, porn performer, or other sex worker.
Etymology
Origin of party girl
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Octavia, in which a gushing party girl falls instantly in love with a blond, sharp-cheeked beau called Jeremy, later became an ITV series.
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025
Viewers first meet Gies as an aimless party girl who is transformed into a resistance fighter after the Nazis invade.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2023
She became, in her own words, "a party girl" — but when she gained more than 100 pounds after her pregnancy, her friends stopped inviting her out and men started ignoring her again.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2022
Today the swimwear market is crowded with young brands targeting every type of shopper — athletic, minimalist, tropical party girl, shiny party girl — with prices that generally range from $100 to $400.
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2022
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” Audrey Hepburn is nothing but a party girl in Blake Edwards’ 1961 rom-com based on the Truman Capote novella.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2021
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