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enjo kosai

enjo kosai noun: the practice whereby young girls in Japan and Hong Kong provide companionship or sex to older men in exchange for money or luxuries; compensated dating.

Noun

enjo kosai (uncountable)

  1. The practice whereby young girls in Japan and Hong Kong provide companionship or sex to older men in exchange for money or luxuries; compensated dating.
    • The high price of these goods means that many young girls are tempted into lucrative enjo kosai in order to afford them.1999 July 8, Michael Fitzpatrick, The Guardian
    • Many of the girls involved in enjo kosai think their fathers probably have their own kogals anyway, so why shouldn't they also reap the rewards of the practice?2008, William Sparrow, Red-Light Nights, Bangkok Daze

Origin of enjo kosai

Borrowed from Japanese 援助交際 (enjo kōsai).

Questions about enjo kosai

What does enjo kosai mean?
Enjo kosai means the practice whereby young girls in Japan and Hong Kong provide companionship or sex to older men in exchange for money or luxuries; compensated dating.
What part of speech is enjo kosai?
Enjo kosai is a noun.

Words near enjo kosai in the dictionary

  1. enjeweled
  2. enjeweling
  3. enjewelled
  4. enjewelling
  5. enjewels
  6. enjo kosai
  7. enjoin
  8. enjoinable
  9. enjoinder
  10. enjoinders
  11. enjoined

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