An exclamatory word used to compliment a person on a job well done. The word obtains its meaning from the 1990's marketing campaign of the "Hostess" brand snack cakes which used the phrase, "Now that's the stuff: Hostess!"
One of the most stressful jobs out there, in spite of how easy it seems.
Many high school students, or even worse, college students unfortunately get this as their first ever job, only to give a week's notice and find something else, or quit altogether.
Being a hostess gives me SO much anxiety. We're the first and last thing every customer sees when they walk in and out, long hours, minimal pay, we have to deal with the angry customer who's mad they're waiting 45 minutes and thinks they can just sit at any table that's available. The whole flow of the building is in our hands and if we mess up even just a little, we have angry customers AND angry waiters! We're the waiter's punching bag! MY god I just started my job last week and I already want to quit
A hostess bar, commonly Asian in nature, where men buy overpriced drinks for young women for conversation, attention, and in some cases sexual activity. The women get 50% to 75% of the drink price as payment.
In Hawaii, ladies drinks start at $20 and go up to thousands on occasion. Hostess bars exist for example in Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam, Hawaii, and California. In Hawaii almost all are run by women of Korean or Vietnamese descent.