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hooker Offensive

Meaning: a female prostitute, a woman who provides sexual services for payment

For example:

  • When we were in Amsterdam we went to this area with heaps of hookers sitting behind windows waiting for customers.

  • One of the best things the government did was to educate hookers about the importance of getting their clients to wear condoms to stop AIDS from spreading.

Note: This is an insulting word and you should never use it, especially if there are prostitutes nearby who might hear you saying it.

Quick Quiz:

If someone suggests going to find some hookers, they're interested in finding
  1. some rugby players
  2. traditional Middle Eastern water pipes
  3. women who offer sex for money

Discuss: hooker

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