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Hookup

//ˈhʊkʌp// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A connection. attributive, sometimes

    "The plumber came to fix the sewer hookup."

  2. 2
    a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose wordnet
  3. 3
    A brief sexual relationship or encounter. slang

    "He met his two most recent partners at bars, and expressed strong ambivalence and dislike of meeting partners online, but reported half a dozen additional hookups with partners met online."

  4. 4
    a device providing a connection between a power source and a user wordnet
  5. 5
    A sexual partner. slang

    "The predominant way of finding a hookup or sexual partner would be going online."

Etymology

A deverbal from hook up.

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