トルコ嬢じょう

noun

soapland prostitute; Turkish girl (literal)

Historical euphemism for a sex worker in a soapland (formerly called 'Turkish bath'). The literal meaning 'Turkish girl' is rarely used independently; the term is now dated and sensitive.

See also: ソープレディ · ソープランド

• 昔むかし、トルコ嬢じょうという言こと葉ばがソープランドの女じょ性せいを指さして使つかわれた。

  In the past, the word 'toruko-jō' was used to refer to women working at soaplands.