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man-whore

man-whore is the alternative spelling of manwhore.

Meaning of manwhore

Noun

manwhore (plural manwhores)

  1. (slang, occasionally vulgar) A man who has sex with clients for money; a male prostitute.
    • A schmo who finds love by prostituting himself is...rather sweet in a sophomoric, manwhore-with-a-heart-of-gold kind of way.1999 December 10, Michael O'Sullivan, “Not Just a 'Gigolo'”, in Washington Post
  2. (slang, occasionally vulgar) A promiscuous man who has no regard for his sexual partners or the emotional value of his relationships.
    • The whole room fell silent, the girls all paused with glee. Turning left, turning right, are they looking at me? Well, I was looking at them, there, there, on the dance floor. Now, they got me in the middle, feeling like a manwhore.2003, Big Boi, “The Way You Move”, in Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, New York: Arista Records

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Forms of man-whore

pluralman-whores

Questions about man-whore

What is man-whore the alternative spelling of?
Man-whore is the alternative spelling of manwhore.

Words near man-whore in the dictionary

  1. man-to-man
  2. man-to-man defense
  3. man-to-man defenses
  4. man-trap
  5. man-traps
  6. man-whore
  7. man-whores
  8. man-witch
  9. man-wolf
  10. man-wolves
  11. man-woman

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