giraffe woman

noun

A woman of the Kayan (Padaung) tribe, an ethnic group originally from Myanmar and now located in parts of Thailand, whose neck has been lengthened using rings (a custom of the tribe).

Meanings

noungiraffe woman (plural giraffe women)

plural giraffe women

  1. derogatoryinformalA woman of the Kayan (Padaung) tribe, an ethnic group originally from Myanmar and now located in parts of Thailand, whose neck has been lengthened using rings (a custom of the tribe).

    Synonyms: giraffe lady

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA woman of the Kayan (Padaung) tribe, an ethnic group originally from Myanmar and now located in parts of Thailand, whose neck has been lengthened using rings (a custom of the tribe).

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