パンパンガール

パ

ン

パ

ン

ガ

ー

ル

Meanings

1

noun

pan-pan girl; prostitute (post-WWII)

historical term

Historical term for a prostitute, especially one who consorted with occupation soldiers after World War II. Not used in modern contexts.

戦せん後ごの混こん乱らん期き、

街まち

に

は

パンパンガール

と

呼よ

ば

れる

女じょ

性せい

たち

が

い

た

。

In the chaotic postwar period, there were women called pan-pan girls in the streets.

Related words

パンパンN1
パンパン alone can historically refer to a post-WWII prostitute, while パンパンガール is the fuller, more explicit compound for the same figure.

Built from

パンパン+ガール

Written forms

パンパン・ガール
- パンパンガール
  Variant with interpunct; less common but attested.
- パンパン・ガール

Etymology

From English 'pan-pan girl', a term used during the Allied occupation of Japan. The exact origin of 'pan-pan' is uncertain, but it may be onomatopoeic or derived from a foreign word.