chorine

English

Etymology

From chor(us) +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːriːn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɔrən/, /ˈkɔrin/

Noun

chorine (plural chorines)

  1. (chiefly US) A female chorus line dancer; a chorus girl.
    • 1964, John Hendrix, If I Can Do It Horseback: A Cow-Country Sketchbook, page 40:
      Their theatrical performances consisted of buxom chorines, weepy soubrettes, vaudeville acts, and a piano-pounding "professor".
    • 2025, Thomas Pynchon, Shadow Ticket, Jonathan Cape, page 58:
      Apparently she and Stuffy met on one of his trips to Detroit, where she was working as a chorine in the house revue at the Club Palermo […] .

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