whore

Significado (Inglês)

Noun

1. Synonym of prostitute: a person (especially a woman) who offers sexual services for payment.
2. A person who is sexually promiscuous; a slut.
3. A person who is unscrupulous, especially one who compromises their principles for gain.
4. A person who will violate behavioral standards to achieve something desired.
5. A contemptible person.

Verb

1. To prostitute oneself.
2. To engage the services of a prostitute.
3. To pimp; to pander.
4. To promote shamelessly.
5. To pursue false gods.
6. To pursue false goals.
7. (slang) To overuse something.

Sinônimos

prostitute

harlot

hooker

slut

bitch

strumpet

streetwalker

trollop

tart

fornicate

hustler

bawd

courtesan

cyprian

ho

hoe

call girl

public woman

cocotte

escort

tramp

working girl

indulge in debauch

woman of the street

sporting lady

promiscuous woman

street-walker

lady of pleasure

wench

fancy woman

lead a depraved life

prostiture

stem siren

puta

oiran

lady of the night

adulteress

comfort girl

broad

commit adultery

common woman

debauch

fast woman

filth

fornicatress

geisha

girl

👧

madam

minx

nosing

rake

slag

street girl

teaser

tittup

trull

wanton

woman

👩

lead a dissolute life

lead a loose life

loose woman

woman of the streets

courtezan

go whoring

prostitute oneself

prosty

fornicatrix

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/hɔː/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: hore

Herdado de inglês arcaico: hōre

Cognato com latim: cārus

Cognato com polonês: kurwa

Cognato com alemão: Hure

In summary

From Middle English hore, from Old English hōre, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros (“loved”), from *keh₂- (“to wish; desire”). Cognate with Latin cārus, Polish kurwa, German Hure. The initial wh- is unetymological.