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break luck

break luck verb: for a prostitute to pick up her first client of the day.

Verb

break luck (third-person singular simple present breaks luck, present participle breaking luck, simple past broke luck, past participle broken luck)

  1. (slang) For a prostitute to pick up her first client of the day.
    • When she re-appeared it would only be a matter of minutes before she "Broke luck" (dated her first john).1970, John Terry Robinson, The double circle people, page 9
    • During a slow moment of their shift, where they're having a hard time breaking luck, they make sure that their pimp becomes aware of this […]2009, Quincy Mack, The Naked Soul of Pimps and Prostitutes, page 150

Forms of break luck

third-person singular presentbreaks luck
present participlebreaking luck
pastbroke luck
past participlebroken luck

Questions about break luck

What does break luck mean?
Break luck means for a prostitute to pick up her first client of the day.
What part of speech is break luck?
Break luck is a verb.
What is the past tense of break luck?
The past tense of break luck is broke luck.

Words near break luck in the dictionary

  1. break it down
  2. break it to
  3. break junction
  4. break junctions
  5. break loose
  6. break luck
  7. break movie
  8. break movies
  9. break new ground
  10. break no squares
  11. Break O'Day

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