comfort girl
A female sex slave; prostitute.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“History books describe the tragic lives of the comfort girls.”
“The museum exhibition tells the painful stories of women forced to serve as comfort girls during the war.”
“Scholars continue to document the systemic abuse endured by those forced into the role of comfort girls, ensuring their suffering is not erased from historical memory.”
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as the next girl
To a reasonable degree; as much as a typical woman.
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atta girl
Alternative spelling of attagirl.
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big girl
An adult woman; a woman behaving as a responsible adult.
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boys and girls
Used to address an audience of children, or (jocularly) of adults.
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business girl
A female prostitute.
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cold comfort
Much less reassurance, consolation, aid, or pleasure than one needs or desires.
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comfort woman
A woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces before or during World War II.
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comfort zone
The range of circumstances in which a person feels relaxed or able to cope.
Last updated August 10, 2026