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The correct spelling is hookup.

How to pronounce hookup

noun

Say it like: Hoo-kup

The correct spelling is hookup. (sometimes attributive) A connection. For example: "I need to buy some hookup wire."

Usage Examples

I need to buy some hookup wire.

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.

The predominant way of finding a hookup or sexual partner would be going online.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.(sometimes attributive) A connection.
  2. 2.A brief sexual relationship or encounter.
  3. 3.A sexual partner.

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