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show girl

American  
Or showgirl

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of show girl

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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"My mum was a show girl, a dancer in the can-can," says Johnson-Thompson.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2021

A New York show girl is discovered by a big movie producer and is taken to Hollywood to become the next big star.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2020

She was a show girl - it figures, because handler Bruce Sussman co-wrote "Copacabana" with Barry Manilow.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2010

But Ceezee's mother was a New York actress, and Ceezee herself once shook a leg as a show girl.

From Time Magazine Archive

I was strolling down Broadway the other afternoon with Oscar when we happened to meet Miss Sabrina, the show girl.

From The Sorrows of a Show Girl by McGaffey, Kenneth

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