Added 10 October 2026
hookup
/ˈhʊkʌp/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hookup at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A connection.
The plumber came to fix the sewer hookup.
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A brief sexual relationship or encounter.
He met his two most recent partners at bars, and expressed strong ambivalence and dislike of meeting partners online, but reported half a dozen additional hookups with partners met online.
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A sexual partner.
The predominant way of finding a hookup or sexual partner would be going online.
Origin
A deverbal from hook up.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)