Etymology

xiao mei mei

Today it means: A young girl who engages in dissolute and exhibitionistic behaviour such as posting selfies on social media, dating older men, smoking cigarettes, and getting tattoos. Full definition →

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The story

From Mandarin 小妹妹 (xiǎomèimei, literally “little sister”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.