Etymology

girl rented overnight

Today it means: A bargirl. Full definition →

Cebuano abang
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  1. Cebuano · derived fromabang“to rent”
  2. English todaygirl rented overnight

A backronym of GRO. The word rented is translated from Cebuano abang (“to rent”), which can also mean “to hire a prostitute”.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.