STRIPTEASE
ADJECTIVES
1977 ► HOT of a striptease dance: very sexual → US sl.
1981 ► CACKY in the language of striptease: overtly if not excessively sexual → US sl.
NOUNS
– COOCH any sexually suggestive or imitative dance, esp. a striptease dance …1920s Amer. sl.
– GIRLESK a show featuring striptease women …1930s US sl.
– GIRLESQUE a show featuring striptease women …1930s US sl.
– MEAT SHOW a striptease act or other performance featuring naked or near-naked women …1943 US sl.
– NAUTCH a brothel; a striptease; a sex show of any kind …1872 US sl.
– PASTY a small covering for the nipple in striptease artistry …M20 US colloq.
– TABLE DANCE in a strip-club: a semi-private sexual performance near or on a customer’s table …1992 US sl.
– TIT SHOW a burlesque or striptease show …1960s sl.
– TRAILER in a striptease performance: the preliminary march across the stage that precedes the removal of any piece of clothing …1981 US sl.
– VARICOSE ALLEY the platform that extends from a stage used by strippers out into the audience …1945 US sl.
– BIKINI BAR a sex club where the dancer strips down to her bikini → 1988 US sl.
– FLOOR WORK in a strip or sex show, movements made on the floor simulating sexual intercourse, offering strategic and gripping views as the dancer moves her legs → 1965 US sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1929 ► TEASER a striptease artist
1936 ► FAN DANCER a sexual dancer or striptease performer who employs a large fan in her dance → US sl.
1942 ► GIRLESKER a striptease artist → US sl.
1950 ► TALKING WOMAN a female performer who banters with the audience as she strips off her clothes → US sl.
1981 ► RAINCOAT CHARLIE a striptease audience member who masturbates beneath the safety of his raincoat → US sl.
2003 ► JACK THE RIPPER a striptease artist → UK rhyming sl. for ‘stripper’
2004 ► HERRING (AND KIPPER) a stripper → Brit. rhyming sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
1948 ► PEEL to perform a striptease → US sl.
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