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Joshi means (uncountable) Japanese women's professional wrestling.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(uncountable) Japanese women's professional wrestling.
[Naoko] Sato and [Makiko] Ueda were young and attractive, unlike some of the burlier, older women who had dominated the sport in Japan up to that point. They introduced youth and sex appeal to joshi wrestling and quickly became a pop culture sensation.
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Joshi means (uncountable) Japanese women's professional wrestling.
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[Naoko] Sato and [Makiko] Ueda were young and attractive, unlike some of the burlier, older women who had dominated the sport in Japan up to that point. They introduced youth and sex appeal to joshi wrestling and quickly became a pop culture sensation.
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