AMW

n. a (pretty) woman whose career derives in some way from her appearance. Subjects: English, United States, Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion, Entertainment, Slang, Acronym

Etymological Note: Initialism for actress model whatever

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Citations: 1988 Jeannine Stein Los Angeles Times (Oct. 24) “Into the Night” p. 2: Who was there:…assorted AMWs (actress, model, whatever). 1995 Deborah Michel Buzz Magazine (Apr.) “The Himbos Are Coming!”: Today, hyphenates abound among himbos, many of whom are the male equivalent of AMWs (actress-model-whatevers). 1996 Peter Biskind Premiere Magazine (Apr.) “Good Night, Dark Prince”: He would rarely sleep with friends or colleagues. He preferred to hit on AMWs (actress-model-whatevers) who would do it for a few lines of blow and a bottle of Cristal, or do a casting-couch number. 2001 [Steve Regan] Hull Daily Mail (U.K.) (Jan. 1) “I loathe the sound of breaking glass I DON’T like the sound or sight of breaking glass…”: I don’t need the image of a AMW (Actress, Model, Whatever) flashing her thighs and pouting saucily to encourage me. 2004 Xeni Jardin BoingBoing (May 5): We stopped to let some AMWs (actress-model-whatevers) cross the street from SkyBar toward Chateau Marmont.

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