Reference
Glossary
48 terms that recur across the country and city pages, defined without euphemism. Includes statutory names, jurisdiction- specific vocabulary (soapland, room salon, one-woman brothel, yellow card), industry vocabulary (bar fine, KTV, fuzoku), and named organisations (DSC Clinic, Empower Foundation, SWASH, COSWAS).
Showing 6 terms starting with P.
P. BurgosPhilippinesEnglish (Philippines)
P. Burgos Street, Makati, Manila. The foreigner-facing bar district, established in the 1980s after the closure of Olongapo's US naval bar economy.
papakatsu (パパ活)JapanJapanese
'Daddy activity'. Compensated-dating economy operating online and in coffee shops, outside the Fueiho licensing framework. Carries compensated-dating-sting risk for customers if the other party is under 18.
PatpongThailandEnglish (Thailand)
Soi in central Bangkok established as a foreign-tourist nightlife district during the 1967-1973 US Vietnam-era R&R agreement. The original of the Bangkok foreign-facing pattern.
PEPGlobalEnglish (medical)
Post-exposure prophylaxis. A 28-day antiretroviral regimen that must be started within 72 hours of HIV exposure (ideally within 24 hours). Available at major hospital emergency departments and at most regional reference STI clinics.
PrEPGlobalEnglish (medical)
Pre-exposure prophylaxis. Daily or on-demand HIV-prevention antiretroviral. Thailand has the most developed foreigner-accessible PrEP programme in the region (Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre Anonymous Clinic, Bangkok).
Project XSingaporeEnglish (Singapore)
Singapore sex-worker advocacy organisation, founded 2008. Outreach, support, English-language publication.
See also the FAQ, comparative legal table, scam catalogue, and nightlife districts.