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''' | '''[[Bar fine]]''' = payment to the [[bar]] or [[club]] to release the [[hostess]] to you for a certain amount of time | ||
'''Butterfly''' = | '''[[Booking]]''' = Pay extra to ensure that the [[hostess]] stays with you for an extended amount of time | ||
'''[[Butterfly]]''' = When the [[hostess]] move from room to room ([[KTV]]) or table to table ([[Club]]) | |||
'''[[Casual Clothes Shop]]''' = Higher-end [[KTV]] in [[Taiwan]] | |||
'''[[Chiong]]''' = To go all out at a [[nightlife venue]] or party aggressively ([[Singapore]]an slang) | |||
'''[[Contest]]''' = | |||
'''[[Damage]]''' = Total cost of a session at a [[KTV]] | |||
'''[[dohan]]''' = | |||
'''[[Dress Shop]]''' = Mid-range [[KTV]] in [[Taiwan]] | |||
'''Family KTV''' = [[KTV]] without [[hostesses]] | |||
'''Five-Ten (5-10)''' = A [[Drinking games#Five-Ten|drinking game]] | '''Five-Ten (5-10)''' = A [[Drinking games#Five-Ten|drinking game]] | ||
'''[[ | '''FJ''' = full job | ||
'''FL''' = freelancer | |||
'''[[Frame Shop]]''' = Higher-end [[KTV]] in [[Taiwan]] specializing in [[booking]] | |||
'''FS''' = full service | |||
'''[[G Club]]''' = [[Gentlmen's Club]] | |||
'''[[Ganbu]]''' = [[mama-san]] / [[papa-san]] / [[agent]] for [[KTVs]] and [[Massages]] in [[Taiwan]] | |||
'''[[Girl Bar]] / [[Girly Bar]]''' = | |||
'''[[Girls Bar]]''' = Counter bar with [[hostesses]] in [[Japan]] ([[Kyabakura]] > [[Girls Bar]] > [[Snack Bar]]) | |||
'''[[Gogo Bar]]''' = | |||
'''[[Hamsup]]''' = Cantonese word for Perverted but has special meaning in [[Singapore KTVs]] | |||
'''HH''' = Happy hour | '''HH''' = Happy hour | ||
'''Hotness''' = | '''[[Hotel]]''' = Many different definitions depending on the location | ||
'''[[Hotness]]''' = level of beauty and sexiness | |||
'''[[Hostess Bar]]''' | '''[[Hostess Bar]]''' = Combine elements of [[Girls Bar]] and [[Hostess Club]], Outside [[Japan]] | ||
'''KTV''' = [[ | '''[[What is a KTV?|Hostess KTV]]''' = [[KTV]] with [[hostesses]] (opposite of Family KTV) | ||
'''[[lady drink]]''' | '''[[KTV]]''' = [[What is a KTV?|A karaoke place with hostesses]] | ||
'''[[Kyabakura]]''' = [[Hostess Club]] in [[Japan]] ([[Kyabakura]] > [[Girls Bar]] > [[Snack Bar]]) | |||
'''[[lady drink]]''' = an overpriced drink for the girl or hostess working for the venue. She earns a commission from the drink. | |||
'''LD''' = [[lady drink]] | |||
'''[[Line-up]]''' = a group of [[hostess]]es line up for the customer to choose | |||
'''LT''' = Long time - usually 3 shots (until morning - 6-8 hours) | '''LT''' = Long time - usually 3 shots (until morning - 6-8 hours) | ||
'''Liar’s Dice''' = A [[Drinking games#Liar’s Dice|drinking game]] | '''Liar’s Dice''' = A [[Drinking games#Liar’s Dice|drinking game]] | ||
'''[[Mama-san]]''' / '''[[mamasan]]''' = | |||
'''[[Mami]]''' = same as [[mummy]] | |||
'''Minimum spend''' = Least amount of money you need to spend to book a room at a venue | '''Minimum spend''' = Least amount of money you need to spend to book a room at a venue | ||
'''[[Model]]''' = same as [[hostess]] | |||
'''[[Mommy]]''' = same as [[mummy]] | |||
'''[[Mummy]]''' = The woman in charge of the [[hostesses]] in a [[KTV]]. | |||
'''NH''' = Night hour | '''NH''' = Night hour | ||
'''[[Playability]]''' = | '''[[Papa]]''' = Male version of [[mummy]] / [[mama-san]] | ||
'''[[Papa-san]]''' = Male version of [[mummy]] / [[mama-san]] | |||
'''[[Playability]]''' = Willingness of a [[hostess]] to engage in flirtatious and more intimate activities with the customer | |||
'''[[PR]]''' = Girl hired by the [[club]] / venue in [[Thailand]] (opposite of freelancer), same as [[hostess]] | |||
'''Rock paper scissors''' = A [[Drinking games#Rock Paper Scissors|drinking game]] | '''Rock paper scissors''' = A [[Drinking games#Rock Paper Scissors|drinking game]] | ||
'''Room charge''' = cost for using the karaoke room | |||
'''[[Room salon]]''' = [[Korea]]n version of [[KTV]]/[[Hostess club]] | |||
'''sekukyaba''' = | '''sekukyaba''' = | ||
'''Sessions''' = | '''Sessions''' = | ||
'''[[Snack Bar]]''' = | |||
'''[[Soapy]]''' = Higher-end [[Massage]] in [[Thailand]] | |||
'''[[Soapland]]''' = [[Massage]] place in [[Japan]] | |||
'''[[Soi]]''' = side street or alley in Thai | |||
'''ST''' = Short time - usually 1 shot (1 hour) | '''ST''' = Short time - usually 1 shot (1 hour) | ||
'''Tip''' = Additional money, usually cash, that is given to [[hostesses]], [[mummy]] and [[waiters]] for their services. See [[Singapore KTV Tipping Guide in 2022|Tipping Guide]] | '''Tip''' = Additional money, usually cash, that is given to [[hostesses]], [[mummy]] and [[waiters]] for their services. See [[Singapore KTV Tipping Guide in 2022|Tipping Guide]] | ||
'''[[Uniform Shop]]''' = Low-end [[KTV]] in [[Taiwan]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:17, 20 September 2024
- See also: Guides
Bar fine = payment to the bar or club to release the hostess to you for a certain amount of time
Booking = Pay extra to ensure that the hostess stays with you for an extended amount of time
Butterfly = When the hostess move from room to room (KTV) or table to table (Club)
Casual Clothes Shop = Higher-end KTV in Taiwan
Chiong = To go all out at a nightlife venue or party aggressively (Singaporean slang)
Contest =
Damage = Total cost of a session at a KTV
dohan =
Dress Shop = Mid-range KTV in Taiwan
Family KTV = KTV without hostesses
Five-Ten (5-10) = A drinking game
FJ = full job
FL = freelancer
Frame Shop = Higher-end KTV in Taiwan specializing in booking
FS = full service
Ganbu = mama-san / papa-san / agent for KTVs and Massages in Taiwan
Girls Bar = Counter bar with hostesses in Japan (Kyabakura > Girls Bar > Snack Bar)
Gogo Bar =
Hamsup = Cantonese word for Perverted but has special meaning in Singapore KTVs
HH = Happy hour
Hotel = Many different definitions depending on the location
Hotness = level of beauty and sexiness
Hostess Bar = Combine elements of Girls Bar and Hostess Club, Outside Japan
Hostess KTV = KTV with hostesses (opposite of Family KTV)
KTV = A karaoke place with hostesses
Kyabakura = Hostess Club in Japan (Kyabakura > Girls Bar > Snack Bar)
lady drink = an overpriced drink for the girl or hostess working for the venue. She earns a commission from the drink.
LD = lady drink
Line-up = a group of hostesses line up for the customer to choose
LT = Long time - usually 3 shots (until morning - 6-8 hours)
Liar’s Dice = A drinking game
Minimum spend = Least amount of money you need to spend to book a room at a venue
Mummy = The woman in charge of the hostesses in a KTV.
NH = Night hour
Papa = Male version of mummy / mama-san
Papa-san = Male version of mummy / mama-san
Playability = Willingness of a hostess to engage in flirtatious and more intimate activities with the customer
PR = Girl hired by the club / venue in Thailand (opposite of freelancer), same as hostess
Rock paper scissors = A drinking game
Room charge = cost for using the karaoke room
Room salon = Korean version of KTV/Hostess club
sekukyaba =
Sessions =
Soapy = Higher-end Massage in Thailand
Soapland = Massage place in Japan
Soi = side street or alley in Thai
ST = Short time - usually 1 shot (1 hour)
Tip = Additional money, usually cash, that is given to hostesses, mummy and waiters for their services. See Tipping Guide
Uniform Shop = Low-end KTV in Taiwan