item number

noun

item number

noun
1

India An upbeat musical number within a film, accompanied by a provocative dance sequence performed by attractive women, or "item girls".

  • The vampy item girls were thus outpaced by the heroines performing item numbers.2012, Tilak Rishi, Bless You Bollywood!, page 97:

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