manwhore

noun, verb — 3 senses

manwhore

noun

Etymology From man + whore.

1

Slang A man who has sex with clients for money; a male prostitute.

Occasionally vulgar

  • 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:
  • He's a man-whore, Paige. He seduces women for money. He seduced you and countless married women without any care for the consequences.2006, Farrell Kaye, Helltown: The Adventures of the Midnight Man, page 217:
2

Slang A promiscuous man who has no regard for his sexual partners or the emotional value of his relationships.

Occasionally vulgar

  • 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:
  • We both knew Cypress had been around the block a few times. He had been a serious manwhore and only got his shit together when he found Bree.2017, E. L. Todd, 400 First Kisses, New York, NY.: Hartwick Publishing, →ISBN, page 65:
Related terms
whoreman

manwhore

verb

Etymology From man + whore.

1

Slang, Uncommon To prostitute oneself, as a man.

  • ‘Charles ain't exactly got his feet on the ground. Last week he swore to me that he was spending his nights in New Orleans manwhoring hisself.[…]’2020, Eoin Colfer, Highfire, Hachette, →ISBN:

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