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race queen

race queen noun: a glamorous model accompanying the pit crew in Japanese motor racing.

race queen: a glamorous model accompanying the pit crew in Japanese motor racing
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Noun

race queen (plural race queens)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) A glamorous model accompanying the pit crew in Japanese motor racing.
    • […] crowds ogle the red-clad "Coca-Cola race queens" at an eight-hour motorcycle endurance race in Japan.1993, Mark Pendergrast, For God, Country, and Coca-Cola
    • […] cafes and shops exist in Tokyo and throughout Japan, where customers can be serviced by school girls, policewomen, race queens, or "bunny girls".2008, Kenny Loui, Tokyo Phantasmagoria

Forms of race queen

pluralrace queens

Questions about race queen

What does race queen mean?
Race queen means a glamorous model accompanying the pit crew in Japanese motor racing.
What part of speech is race queen?
Race queen is a noun.
What is the plural of race queen?
The plural of race queen is race queens.

Words near race queen in the dictionary

  1. race of truth
  2. race off
  3. race on Sunday, sell on Monday
  4. race out of the traps
  5. race play
  6. race queen
  7. race queens
  8. race realism
  9. race realist
  10. race realists
  11. race record

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