whore

  • 21whore — /hɔ / (say haw) noun 1. a female prostitute. 2. Colloquial (derogatory) a promiscuous woman. –verb (whored, whoring) –verb (i) 3. to act as a whore. 4. to consort with whores. –verb (t) 5. to make a whore of; debauch. {Middle English and Old… …

  • 22whore — A woman who practices unlawful commerce with men, particularly one who does so for hire; a harlot; a concubine; a prostitute. A woman may acquire the character of a whore without being generally accessible to men. She may be the mistress of one… …

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  • 23whore — see once a whore, always a whore …

    Proverbs new dictionary

  • 24whore — [OE] A whore is etymologically a ‘lover’. The word goes back ultimately to the Indo European base *qār , which also produced Latin cārus ‘dear’ (source of English caress and charity), Old Irish caraim ‘I love’, and Latvian kārs ‘randy, greedy’.… …

    Word origins

  • 25whore — n a prostitute. The word has been used in this sense since about the 12th cen tury; before that time it denoted an adulteress and, earlier still, a sweet heart. The ultimate derivation of whore is the Latin carus, meaning dear or beloved. In… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 26whore n — Why did Clinton quit playing the sax? Because now he s playing with his Whore Monica . hormone n …

    English expressions

  • 27whore — [[t]hɔr, hoʊr[/t]] often [[t]hʊər[/t]] n. v. whored, whor•ing 1) a prostitute, esp. a woman who engages in promiscuous sexual intercourse for money 2) to act as a whore 3) to consort with whores • Etymology: bef. 1100; ME, OE hōre, c. OHG… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28whore — n. & v. n. 1 a prostitute. 2 derog. a promiscuous woman. v.intr. 1 (of a man) seek or chase after whores. 2 archaic (foll. by after) commit idolatry or iniquity. Phrases and idioms: whore house a brothel. Derivatives: whoredom n. whorer n.… …

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  • 29Whore Angels — Theatrical poster for Whore Angels (2000) Directed by Mototsugu Watanabe[1] Writte …

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  • 30Whore (disambiguation) — Whore generally refers to prostitution. Whore(s) may also refer to: * Whore (1991 film), directed by Ken Russell * Whore (2004 film), based on the book Taylor Hofstrand * Whore (2008 film), directed by Thomas Dekker * Whore (album), by Lisa… …

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