Manwhore

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man who has sex with clients for money; a male prostitute. slang

    "A schmo who finds love by prostituting himself is...rather sweet in a sophomoric, manwhore-with-a-heart-of-gold kind of way."

  2. 2
    A promiscuous man who has no regard for his sexual partners or the emotional value of his relationships. slang

    "The whole room fell silent, the girls all paused with glee. Turning left, turning right, are they looking at me? Well, I was looking at them, there, there, on the dance floor. Now, they got me in the middle, feeling like a manwhore."

Verb
  1. 1
    To prostitute oneself, as a man. slang, uncommon

    "‘Charles ain't exactly got his feet on the ground. Last week he swore to me that he was spending his nights in New Orleans manwhoring hisself.[…]’"

Example

More examples

"A schmo who finds love by prostituting himself is...rather sweet in a sophomoric, manwhore-with-a-heart-of-gold kind of way."

Etymology

From man + whore.

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