nyotaimori

nyotaimori
 n.— «Rachael was a human sushi platter for the evening, the centerpiece of an opening party last month for Hadaka Sushi on the Sunset Strip. Taking gentle breaths, she kept as still as possible so as not to disturb the clusters of oil-infused sushi rolls, sashimi and other pieces of raw fish artfully arranged on the banana leaves in a style known as nyotaimori. Nyotaimori is a Japanese term that translates as “female body arrangement.” It is also known as body sushi.» —“Selling the Sizzle Even Though It’s Sushi” by Eddie Lin in West Hollywood, California New York Times Apr. 18, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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  • I’ve read this term in Maxim four (or three years ago), and they described the scene at Japanese ‘sex-resturants’ as nimble ladies who are kept under ‘glass’-top tables where punters come to eat and watch the lady turn ‘body-tricks’ every five minutes or so.
    I Russia, I know of something to that same effect, but the term escapes my memory.
    Also written nyotai mori. Check my submission (def-pimping?) at urbandictionary.com

    Hammer—;

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