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whore

whore

478 9.3
An offensive word for a person who has sex for money
  • noun
  • /wɔr/
  • Offensive
translation icon : puta
  • Well, you're a good whore and they love you.
  • call someone a whore
  • whore and prostitute
  • whores and sluts

Did you know that they closed all the two-story whore houses in Texas?

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Examples

  • Jake decided I was just some whore and he can get a freebie.

  • Did you know that they closed all the two-story whore houses in Texas?

  • But the truth is that a whore does the worst with the best.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Anyway, the point is, she was a whore.

  • "In truth, he had come across an appealing whore and delayed the trip until the morning.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I know a Backpage whore when I see one.

  • In popular opinion, she is simply a whore, a threat to public morals.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The men, just come from the beds of their whores, crowded around the tables.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • A wife can be as strange as a whore; that's the beauty of male-female relations.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The police observed a known whore loitering on the street corner at night.

Synonyms

prostitute
vswhore
  • NSFW
342 4.2

A person who has sex with other people for money

is an offensive female insult rather than a neutral gender inclusive term
hooker
vswhore
  • Offensive
314 9.0

A person who sells sex for money, often on the street

focuses on being an offensive personal insult rather than informal labeling
hustler
vswhore
  • NSFW
43 9.3

A person who offers sex for money on the street

is used mainly as an insulting woman term rather than a job description
harlot
vswhore
  • Offensive
30 9.9

A woman who sells sex for money

is a blunt offensive insult rather than a literary or archaic label
tart
vswhore
  • Offensive
25 9.9

A woman who sells sex, often used as an insult

is used as an insulting label rather than a neutral description
call girl
vswhore
  • NSFW
23 7.9

A woman who is paid to have sex and who arranges meetings by phone or online

is used as a blunt insult rather than a discreet service label
working girl
vswhore
  • NSFW
8 8.6

A woman who sells sex for money

is an insulting vulgar word rather than a neutral occupational term
crack whore
vswhore
  • Offensive
2 9.9

An offensive word for a woman who exchanges sex for crack cocaine, often because she is addicted

emphasizes the insult but does not imply addiction
lady of the night
vswhore
  • NSFW
2 8.6

A woman who sells sex for money

is a direct offensive insult rather than a polite euphemism
lady of the evening
vswhore
  • NSFW
1 9.2

A woman who sells sex for money

is an offensive insult rather than a polite or euphemistic expression
bawd
vswhore
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A woman who has sex with people for money

is a modern vulgar insult used to shame rather than describe historically
sporting lady
vswhore
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A woman who has sex for money, used in older books

is a harsh insulting word rather than an old fashioned descriptive label
dope whore
vswhore
  • Offensive
9.9

An offensive name for a person who uses drugs and sells sex

focuses on denunciation rather than specifying drug involvement
hoer
vswhore
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who has sex for money

is harsher and clearly intended as an insult rather than casual slang
woman of the street
vswhore
  • Offensive
9.7

A woman who has sex for money or who lives on the streets

is an offensive insult focusing on shame rather than describing hardship
lady of pleasure
vswhore
  • NSFW
9.9

A woman who works as a prostitute

is a harsh modern insult rather than a refined historical euphemism
cocotte
vswhore
  • Offensive
9.9

A woman who has sex for money and often lives in high society

is a crude insulting word rather than an elegant or glamorous term
cyprian
vswhore
  • NSFW
9.9

A woman who has sex with people for money

is a modern vulgar insult rather than an archaic literary expression

Compounds

son of a whore
  • Offensive
4 9.9

A very rude name people use to show strong anger or dislike toward someone

crack whore
  • Offensive
2 9.9

An offensive word for a woman who exchanges sex for crack cocaine, often because she is addicted

attention whore
  • Offensive
2 9.9

A person who wants people to notice them too much

media whore
  • Offensive
1 9.1

A person who tries hard to get attention from the media in an obvious way to become more famous

fame whore
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who tries too hard to get attention from many people

coke whore
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who uses a lot of cocaine and damages their health or life

9.9

A person who asks for and accepts free drinks at bars to get attention

dope whore
  • Offensive
9.9

An offensive name for a person who uses drugs and sells sex

link whore
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who posts the same link repeatedly to get more clicks

loot whore
  • Offensive
9.9

A player who tries to take all valuable items in a game and ignores teamwork

graphics whore
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who cares most about very good pictures in games or design rather than how they work

How Insulting

whore
  • Offensive
478 9.3
slut
  • Offensive
300 9.6
skank
  • Slur
35 9.9
tart
  • Offensive
25 9.9
tramp
  • Offensive
63 8.4

Surface Forms

whore singular
whores plural

Etymology

Whore comes from the old Germanic word hōre meaning 'prostitute', and today it is a rude, offensive word for a person who sells sex. That origin explains why the noun still names someone who works in prostitution.