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mama-sans

mama-sans is the plural of mama-san.

Meaning of mama-san

Noun

mama-san (plural mama-sans)

  1. A mother, in Japan or East Asia.
  2. A woman in a position of authority, especially the madam of a geisha bar.
    • ‘I had a last go at the film festival, hoping those Thai mammasans would stir you up with some juice kiddy-porn.’2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 340

Questions about mama-sans

What is mama-sans the plural of?
Mama-sans is the plural of mama-san.

Words near mama-sans in the dictionary

  1. mama's boys
  2. mama's girl
  3. mama-bear
  4. mama-pian
  5. mama-san
  6. mama-sans
  7. MAMAA
  8. Mamaanun
  9. Mamaceqtaw
  10. mamacita
  11. mamacitas

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