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Japanese: おじゃれ

[1] 〘Moving〙 Meaning: Welcome. The call made by maids to draw in customers. ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Shinchiku-sai (1687), 4 “I have never seen anyone like this before, and I was in awe of their charm.” [2] During the Edo period, maids who worked in inns along the Tokaido road and engaged in soliciting and prostitution. Mostly known in the Totomi and Mikawa regions. A woman who serves food. A maid. A maid. A woman who is a prostitute. A woman who is a prostitute. A woman who is a prostitute. A woman who is a prostitute. ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Koshoku-yoko-dangi (1689), 4 “Then, on the Tokaido road, there is no place where one does not satisfy his love. Such a woman is called a desu-jo or a woman who is ...

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Japanese:

[1] 〘感動〙いらっしゃいの意。出女などが客を引き込む時の呼び声。※浮世草子・新竹斎（1687）四「いつみた事もなひ人のおじゃれおじゃれに気がうひて」[2] 江戸時代、東海道筋の宿屋にいて、客引きや売春をした女中。多く遠江・三河地方でいう。飯盛り女。出女(でおんな)。おしゃらく。おじゃれおなご。おじゃれおじゃれ。※浮世草子・好色床談義（1689）四「扨東海道は〈略〉宿々恋をあきなはぬ所なし。其女を出女とも又は、おじゃれともいへり」※歌舞伎・染竹春駒（1814）大詰「それから又同じ宿(しゅく)に、おじゃれして居て」

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