Suzie Wong

noun

An East Asian or Southeast Asian female prostitute (particularly in Hong Kong and in Vietnam War–era Southeast Asia)

Meanings

nounSuzie Wong (plural Suzie Wongs)

plural Suzie Wongs · alternative Suzi Wong · alternative Suzy Wong

  1. datedeuphemisticslangAn East Asian or Southeast Asian female prostitute (particularly in Hong Kong and in Vietnam War–era Southeast Asia)
  2. CockneyslangA pong; a bad smell.

Origin

From The World of Suzie Wong, a 1960 film about a Hong Kong prostitute named Suzie Wong.

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APA

Suzie Wong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suzie%20Wong

MLA

“Suzie Wong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suzie%20Wong. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Suzie Wong,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suzie%20Wong.

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