turn a trick

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turn a trick

verb turns a trick · turning a trick · turned a trick

US, idiomatic, of a prostitute To perform a sexual service for a customer. The girls explained to me that they got eighty cents a trick, one payment for each metal check—“turning a trick” was how they described one session with a john.
Similar: sell one's body, turn tricks

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@misc{turn_a_trick_2026,
  title = {turn a trick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/turn%20a%20trick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}