crack whore en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
crack + whore. First use appears c. 1990. See cite below.
Meanings
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(derogatory, slang, vulgar) A person addicted to crack cocaine who finances the habit through prostitution.
A crack whore nicknamed Princess from the Forties Houses in South Jamaica had turned up dead.
1990, Mike McAlary, Cop Shot, The Murder of Edward Byrne, page 68:A fella looking dapper / And he's sittin' with a slapper / Then I see it's a pimp / And his crack whore
2006, Lily Allen, Iyiola Babalola, Darren Lewis, Tommy McCook, “LDN”, in Alright, Still, performed by Lily Allen:
- (broadly, derogatory, slang, vulgar) Any sexually promiscuous or adulterous woman.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crack whores | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| crackwhore | alternative | lexicographic |