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whore

/ˈhɔː/HAWR
/ˈhɔɹ/HAWR

Meaningadulteress

Common meaning: offensive word for a sex worker, also used as a sexual insult

Journey through time

  1. Old Norsehóra‘adulteress’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsadulteress → sex workerhore‘sex worker’source
  3. Englishwhore‘offensive word for a sex worker, also used as a sexual insult’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse hóra ‘adulteress’.

Roots

  • hóra Old Norse “adulteress”

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