show girl

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noun

a woman who appears in the chorus of a show, nightclub act, etc.

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Origin of show girl

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby show girl

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How to use show girl in a sentence

Policemen on the show joke about prison riots, bomb threats, and the shooting of unarmed civilians.
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As soon as this attack [happened], Paris citizens came together to show were are not afraid, we are Charlie Hebdo.
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And they might not have to wait that long to show their political heft.
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Not actual CIA agents, but U.S. government personnel who have worked very closely with the CIA, and who are fans of the show.
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Earlier this week, Huckabee ended his Fox News talk show so he could spend time mulling another bid for the Republican nomination.
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Was he really condemned to an eternal solitude because of the girl who had died so many years ago?
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None other would dare to show herself unveiled to a stranger, and a white man at that.
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The two little Pontelliers were with him, and he carried Madame Ratignolle's little girl in his arms.
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"I hope you don't think I speak always to strangers, like that," said the girl in the rose hat.
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I shall show how it is possible thus to prolong life to the term set by God.
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British Dictionary definitions for show girl

showgirl

/ (ˈʃəʊˌɡɜːl) /

noun

a girl who appears in variety shows, nightclub acts, etc, esp as a singer or dancer

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