grid girl

noun

A hostess at a motor racing event.

Meanings

noungrid girl (plural grid girls)

plural grid girls

  1. hobbiesA hostess at a motor racing event.

    Synonyms: paddock girl, pit babe, pit girl, umbrella girl

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA hostess at a motor racing event.

Origin

From the fact that the hostesses appear on the grid at the start of motor races.

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Translations

Polish hostessa
  • hostessaTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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