noun
woman financially dependent on a man; female kept person
Colloquial term, often derogatory; the female counterpart of ヒモ男. Implies the woman lives off a man's income without contributing financially.
See also: ヒモ男
彼女は仕事を辞めて、彼氏のヒモ女になった。
She quit her job and became a kept woman living off her boyfriend.
ヒモ女みたいに暮らすのは嫌だ。
I don't want to live like a woman who depends on a man for money.
Slang for a person (usually a man) who lives off a partner's income; ヒモ女 specifies the female version.
Compound of ヒモ (slang for a kept person, from the image of being tied to someone's purse strings) and 女 (woman).