"hookup" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhʊkʌp/ Audio: En-au-hookup.ogg [Australia] Forms: hookups [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from hook up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|hook up}} Deverbal from hook up Head templates: {{en-noun}} hookup (plural hookups)
  1. (sometimes attributive) A connection. Tags: attributive, sometimes Translations (connection): съединение (sǎedinenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), захващане (zahvaštane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), Anschluss [masculine] (German), ceangal [masculine] (Irish), attacco (Italian), conexão (Portuguese), cysylltiad [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-hookup-en-noun-KGV7s1jw Disambiguation of 'connection': 100 0 0
  2. (slang) A brief sexual relationship or encounter. Tags: slang Synonyms: fling
    Sense id: en-hookup-en-noun-1Fac4rKy
  3. (slang) A sexual partner. Tags: slang Synonyms: sexual partner
    Sense id: en-hookup-en-noun-oe7HVnsa Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English deverbals: 3 12 85 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hook-up

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