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Meaning of hookup

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

hookup

Pronunciation:

noun

Definitions

  1. (sometimes attributive) A connection.

    Example: I need to buy some hookup wire.

  2. A brief sexual relationship or encounter.

    Example: 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.

    Synonyms:fling
  3. A sexual partner.

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