taxi dancer
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "They apparently remain taxi-dancers for only about a year or two[.]"
- "Historically taxi-dancers were considered immoral women by the reformers of the nineteen-teens and twenties both because they participated with strangers in an activity generally reserved for established couples and because some engaged in various forms of prostitution."
- "Like waitresses, taxi dancers, women who danced with male customers for a small fee, created a cooperative atmosphere with each other both in the closed dance halls in which they worked and outside of the workplace."
- "At times, taxi dancers were observed arriving at the club in the front seat of the cab, which suggested a relationship with the hack man."
Etymology
Refers to the fact that a taxi dancer is paid per dance, and thus proportionately to the time spent with a client, similarly to a taxi driver.
Usage
- American usage