Nowhere girl

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Nowhere girl or Mei Nü (Chinese: 沒女; pinyin: méi nǚ) is a neologism used to describe women perceived to lack money, employment, education, prospects, looks, friendships, or sophistication. The term carries strong pejorative connotations and is used to characterise women who refuse to conform to male expectations and are therefore perceived as unattractive by men. The pronunciation of "nowhere girls" is homophonic with "beautiful girls" (Chinese: 美女; pinyin: měi nǚ) in Mandarin Chinese. The term may be a calque of a South Korean term, though it spread to Hong Kong via China. It became popularised through a reality show called Nowhere Girls, broadcast by Television Broadcasts Limited, which sparked considerable public debate about the term and its implications.

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