item girl

item girl
 n.— «Upcoming performers who start their careers in the Hindi film industry by doing dance numbers in films or music videos—”item girls” in Bollywood parlance—are now becoming part of Kathmandu’s entertainment scenario as well.» —“Bollywood starlets head for Nepal to chill out” in Kathmandu, Nepal Kerala News (India) Oct. 4, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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