hookup
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hookup
- /ˈhʊkʌp/
Where it comes from
A deverbal from hook up.
noun hookups · hook-up
- 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.
Similar: fling
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A sexual partner.
The predominant way of finding a hookup or sexual partner would be going online.
Similar: bedfellow, bedmate, fuck, hookup, lover, paramour, mate, root, sex partner, sexual partner
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: assemblage, people, conjunction, liaison, bond, plan, linkup, copulative, connect, couple, hooking, internection, connecter, knot, copulation, interconnect
Translations
Talk about this word "hookup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hookup. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hookup. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hookup "hookup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hookup.Cite this
@misc{hookup_2026,
title = {hookup},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hookup},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
