"crack whore" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-crack whore.ogg Forms: crack whores [plural]
Etymology: crack + whore. First use appears c. 1990. See cite below. Etymology templates: {{com|en|crack|whore}} crack + whore Head templates: {{en-noun}} crack whore (plural crack whores)
  1. (vulgar, slang, derogatory) A person addicted to crack cocaine who finances the habit through prostitution. Tags: derogatory, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): People Synonyms: strawberry, crackwhore Hypernyms: dope whore, coke whore
    Sense id: en-crack_whore-en-noun-eC4TArUX Disambiguation of People: 64 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
  2. (vulgar, slang, derogatory, by extension) Any sexually promiscuous or adulterous woman. Tags: broadly, derogatory, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-crack_whore-en-noun-svT6~Z4O

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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