Geiko

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of geisha.

    "For geishas - sorry, for geikos - the wig covers the whole head. Apprentices, on the other hand, are entitled to only a half-wig, while, in the front, their own hair is brushed, back-combed, and sprayed heavily to finish the look."

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"For geishas - sorry, for geikos - the wig covers the whole head. Apprentices, on the other hand, are entitled to only a half-wig, while, in the front, their own hair is brushed, back-combed, and sprayed heavily to finish the look."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 芸子 (geiko) (from the Kyoto dialect).

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