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{{see also|Guides}}
{{see also|Guides|Taiwan Nightlife Terms}}


'''[[Bar fine]]''' =  
'''[[Bar fine]]''' = payment to the [[bar]] or [[club]] to release the [[hostess]] to you for a certain amount of time


'''[[Booking]]''' = Pay extra to make sure that the [[hostess]] stays with you for an extended 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]])
'''[[Butterfly]]''' = When the [[hostess]] move from room to room ([[KTV]]) or table to table ([[Club]])
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'''[[Casual Clothes Shop]]''' = Higher-end [[KTV]] in [[Taiwan]]
'''[[Casual Clothes Shop]]''' = Higher-end [[KTV]] in [[Taiwan]]


'''[[Chiong]]''' = To go to a nightlife venue (Singaporean slang)
'''[[Champagne Call]]''' =
 
'''[[Chiong]]''' = To go all out at a [[nightlife venue]] and/or party aggressively ([[Singapore]]an slang)


'''[[Contest]]''' =  
'''[[Contest]]''' =  
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'''[[Damage]]''' = Total cost of a session at a [[KTV]]
'''[[Damage]]''' = Total cost of a session at a [[KTV]]


'''[[dohan]]''' =  
'''[[Dohan]]''' = Have dinner with your [[hostess]] then go to her [[Hostess Club|club]] together ([[Japan]]ese style)


'''[[Dress Shop]]''' = Mid-range [[KTV]] in [[Taiwan]]
'''[[Dress Shop]]''' = Mid-range [[KTV]] in [[Taiwan]]


'''Family KTV''' = [[KTVs]] without [[hostesses]]
'''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]]
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'''FS''' = full service
'''FS''' = full service
'''[[G Club]]''' = [[Gentlmen's Club]]


'''[[Ganbu]]''' = [[mama-san]] / [[papa-san]] / [[agent]] for [[KTVs]] and [[Massages]] in [[Taiwan]]
'''[[Ganbu]]''' = [[mama-san]] / [[papa-san]] / [[agent]] for [[KTVs]] and [[Massages]] in [[Taiwan]]
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'''[[Hostess Bar]]''' = Combine elements of [[Girls Bar]] and [[Hostess Club]], Outside [[Japan]]
'''[[Hostess Bar]]''' = Combine elements of [[Girls Bar]] and [[Hostess Club]], Outside [[Japan]]


'''[[Hostess KTV]]''' = [[KTVs]] with [[hostesses]] (opposite of Family KTV)
'''[[What is a KTV?|Hostess KTV]]''' = [[KTV]] with [[hostesses]] (opposite of Family KTV)
 
'''[[Kabukicho]]''' =


'''KTV''' = [[What is a KTV?|A karaoke place with hostesses]]
'''[[KTV]]''' = [[What is a KTV?|A karaoke place with hostesses]]


'''[[Kyabakura]]''' = [[Hostess Club]] in [[Japan]] ([[Kyabakura]] > [[Girls Bar]] > [[Snack Bar]])
'''[[Kyabakura]]''' = [[Hostess Club]] in [[Japan]] ([[Kyabakura]] > [[Girls Bar]] > [[Snack Bar]])
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'''LD''' = [[lady drink]]
'''LD''' = [[lady drink]]


'''[[Line-up]]''' =  
'''[[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)
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'''Liar’s Dice''' = A [[Drinking games#Liar’s Dice|drinking game]]
'''Liar’s Dice''' = A [[Drinking games#Liar’s Dice|drinking game]]


'''[[Mama-san]]''' =  
'''[[Mama-san]]''' / '''[[mamasan]]''' =  


'''[[Mami]]''' = same as [[mummy]]
'''[[Mami]]''' = same as [[mummy]]


'''[[Mileage]]''' =  
'''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]]
'''[[Mommy]]''' = same as [[mummy]]
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'''[[Papa-san]]''' =  Male version of [[mummy]] / [[mama-san]]
'''[[Papa-san]]''' =  Male version of [[mummy]] / [[mama-san]]
'''[[Pink Salon]]''' =


'''[[Playability]]''' = Willingness of a [[hostess]] to engage in flirtatious and more intimate activities with the customer
'''[[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)
'''[[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''' =  
'''Room charge''' = cost for using the karaoke room


'''[[Room salon]]''' = [[Korea]]n version of [[KTV]]/[[Hostess club]]
'''[[Room salon]]''' = [[Korea]]n version of [[KTV]]/[[Hostess club]]
'''The SEA Special''' = Nose job + Boob job


'''sekukyaba''' =  
'''sekukyaba''' =  


'''Sessions''' =  
'''Sessions''' =  
'''[[Shime]]''' =
'''[[Snack Bar]]''' =


'''[[Soapy]]''' = Higher-end [[Massage]] in [[Thailand]]
'''[[Soapy]]''' = Higher-end [[Massage]] in [[Thailand]]


'''[[Soapland]]''' = [[Massage]] place in [[Japan]]
'''[[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)
'''[[Tanto]]''' =
'''[[teh neh neh]]''' = Touch boobs ([[Singapore]] slang)


'''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]]

Latest revision as of 05:02, 30 September 2024

See also: Guides and Taiwan Nightlife Terms

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

Champagne Call =

Chiong = To go all out at a nightlife venue and/or party aggressively (Singaporean slang)

Contest =

Damage = Total cost of a session at a KTV

Dohan = Have dinner with your hostess then go to her club together (Japanese style)

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

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

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)

Kabukicho =

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

Mama-san / mamasan =

Mami = same as mummy

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

Papa = Male version of mummy / mama-san

Papa-san = Male version of mummy / mama-san

Pink Salon =

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

The SEA Special = Nose job + Boob job

sekukyaba =

Sessions =

Shime =

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)

Tanto =

teh neh neh = Touch boobs (Singapore slang)

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