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to whore

to whore

4 9.9
To pay someone to have sex
  • verb
  • /hɔr/
  • NSFW
translation icon : pagar por sexo
  • He was arrested for whoring around with prostitutes in the city.
  • go whoring

Examples

  • Were you out whoring around? - Mom!

  • Tell them about all the man whoring... he did behind your back when you were married.

  • Whoring around with the guard?

  • And the whole world knows I've been whoring around.

  • To me, it sounds like a pretty boring way to spend your time when you could be out boozing and whoring it up.

    Blog text (6)
  • You're drinking and you're whoring around.

  • I didn't go whoring and didn't plan to pay.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Why haven't you settled down? Why are you still tramping and whoring around?

    Fiction book (2001)
  • During his wild nights, he often found himself whoring with different partners.

  • She admitted to whoring around while traveling for work.

Phrasal Verbs

2 9.9

To give up your values for money or fame

to whore up
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To act in a way that goes against your values to get money or attention

9.9

To use your skill for money in ways that feel wrong or cheap

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

to whore
  • NSFW
4 9.9
slut
  • Offensive
300 9.6
hoe
  • Slur
31 9.9
tart
  • Offensive
25 9.9

Surface Forms

whore infinitive
whoring present participle
whores third person singular
whored past
whored past participle

Etymology

Whore can also be used as a verb meaning to have sex with a prostitute, and this use comes from the same old word hōre meaning 'prostitute'. So the verb was used for both selling and buying sex, which is why it has that meaning today.