white slave

English

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white slave (plural white slaves)

  1. A woman (of European descent) sold into prostitution, especially when transported to a country primarily inhabited by nonwhites.
    • 1927, Dorothy Sayers, Unnatural Death‎[1]:
      “I see. And you’re now going to tell me that Bertha Gotobed was got hold of by the White Slave people.”
      “How did you know?” asked Parker, a little peevishly.
      “Because Scotland Yard have two maggots which crop up whenever anything happens to a young woman. Either it’s White Slavery or Dope Dens⁠—sometimes both. You are going to say it’s both.”

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