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Suzie Wong slang.|ˈsuːzɪ wɒŋ|
Also Susie Wong.
The name of the leading character in The World of Suzie Wong (1957), a novel by R. L. Mason, applied transf. to a woman, esp. a prostitute, in Hong Kong who consorts with visiting servicemen, etc.; also used generically in sing., and attrib.
1962E. Snow Other Side of River xxxvii. 274 What did happen to all these Suzie Wongs? 1965Guardian 24 July 8/5 A teenage English blonde would be far safer in the Suzy Wong quarter of Hongkong than in a side street in Soho. 1971Nat. Geographic Oct. 547/2 Sailors come to sport with Suzie Wong. Ibid. 571/2 The fleets of the world have indeed found this superlative anchorage, and the sailors have found Wan Chai, that traditional world of all the Suzie Wongs. 1977‘J. le Carré’ Hon. Schoolboy i. vii. 151 What's happened to Susie Wong since war-weary GIs..have ceased to flock in for rest and recreation? 1978P. Harcourt Agents of Influence iii. 60 What are you doing here..enjoying the delights of Suzie Wong land? |