English Explanatory Dictionary

Pretty Woman syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The situation in which young women are attracted to prostitution as a result of glamorous depictions in the media.

Word forms

Pretty Woman syndrome

Etymology

In reference to the romantic comedy film Pretty Woman (1990), in which a wealthy businessman develops feelings for the prostitute he has hired to pose as his girlfriend.

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