enjo kosai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The practice of "compensated dating", whereby girls and young women in Japan and Hong Kong provide companionship or sex to older men in exchange for money or luxuries.

Word forms

enjo kosai

Etymology

From Japanese 援助交際 (enjo kōsai).

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