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noun
A Thai-themed nightclub or disco at which people dance to music and pay a hostess to talk to or drink with them by buying her a flower garland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singapore
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Siam (“historical name of Thailand”) and Cantonese 吊 (diu3, “to hang”), referring to the flower garlands.
