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hookerish

hookerish adjective: resembling or befitting a prostitute.

Adjective

hookerish (comparative more hookerish, superlative most hookerish)

  1. (slang) Resembling or befitting a prostitute.
    Synonyms:
    whorelike, whorish

Synonyms of hookerish

Forms of hookerish

comparativemore hookerish
superlativemost hookerish

Origin of hookerish

From hooker + -ish.

Questions about hookerish

What does hookerish mean?
Hookerish means resembling or befitting a prostitute.
What part of speech is hookerish?
Hookerish is an adjective.

Words near hookerish in the dictionary

  1. Hooker's Townsend daisy
  2. hooker-in
  3. hooker-on
  4. hookeriaceous
  5. Hookerian
  6. hookerish
  7. hookers
  8. hookers-on
  9. hookes
  10. hookest
  11. hooketh

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