noun
stick girl; paid female companion for walks
Wasei-eigo term for a young woman hired to accompany male clients on walks or outings, historically associated with early 20th-century Japan. Rarely used in modern contexts.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from stick girl
大正時代には、ステッキガールが銀座で男性客と散歩する姿が見られた。
In the Taisho era, stick girls could be seen walking with male clients in Ginza.
「ステッキガール」は和製英語で、英語の stick girl から来ている。
'ステッキガール' is wasei-eigo, derived from the English 'stick girl'.