chorine

[ kawr-in, kohr-een ]

noun

1. a chorus girl.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chorine¹

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; chor(us) + -ine ²

Example Sentences

Instead of the Broadway chorines of the original, her mermaid siblings are a multiethnic, runway-ready General Assembly.

From New York Times

No one was remotely surprised when Rob Marshall’s flashily entertaining Broadway-to-Hollywood adaptation won six Oscars, including best picture and best supporting actress for Catherine Zeta-Jones, so riveting as the murderous chorine Velma Kelly.

From Los Angeles Times

Nor are Fierstein’s anachronisms and vulgar jokes about sex with chorines and men in trench coats catastrophic.

From New York Times

Powell sings to each chorine with affable leers, arm squeezes and a suggestive tug of his bow tie.

From New York Times

We meet communists and chorines, anonymous women gazing into shop windows, the anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells as a young woman.

From New York Times