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show girl

or show·girl

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noun

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

Origin of show girl

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby show girl

show card, show cause order, show copy, show day, show geranium, show girl, show house, show me state, show must go on, the, show of hands, show off

Example sentences from the Web for showgirl

Near the Mason jars are foam heads, the kind a showgirl uses to style her wigs.

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In his show notes, Jacobs dedicated the collection to the women who inspire him and to “the showgirl in all of us.”

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All she wanted in the beginning was to be a Vegas showgirl, just like the mom she never knew.

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The 50-year-old graying stallion announced that he and his 32-year-old Italian showgirl have called their fairytale romance quits.

Clooney Breakup’s Red Flags |Barbie Latza Nadeau |June 23, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Well, this Showgirl has been “going on” for about a year in the great city of Las Vegas at Caesars Palace.

Buddy, Can You Spare Three Million? |Bette Midler |May 11, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for showgirl

showgirl

/ (ˈʃəʊˌɡɜːl) /

noun

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