Terms and Acronyms
- See also: Guides
Booking = Pay extra to make sure 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 to a nightlife venue (Singaporean slang)
Contest =
Damage = Total cost of a session at a KTV
dohan =
Dress Shop = Mid-range KTV in Taiwan
FJ = full job
Five-Ten (5-10) = A drinking game
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 = Hostess Bar 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 =
Hotness = level of beauty and sexiness
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 =
LT = Long time - usually 3 shots (until morning - 6-8 hours)
Liar’s Dice = A drinking game
Mama-san =
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-san = Male version of mummy
Playability = Willingness of a hostess to engage in flirtatious and more intimate activities with the customer
Rock paper scissors = A drinking game
Room charge =
Room salon = Korean version of KTV/Hostess club
sekukyaba =
Sessions =
Soapy / Soapy Massage = Higher-end Massage in Thailand
Soapland = Massage place in Japan
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