| 词汇 | dance hall hostess |
| 词源 | dance hall hostess. Western dance halls like Dodge City’s Variety were often combined saloons, gambling houses, and brothels. By the 1870s, dance hall hostess became a euphemism for prostitutes like the Variety’s Squirrel-Tooth Colie, Big Nose Kate, and Hambone Jane. |
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