Fling vs Hookup - What's the difference?
fling | hookup |
An act of throwing, often violently.
An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
An act or period of unrestrained indulgence.
* D. Jerrold
Short, often sexual relationship.
(figuratively) An attempt, a try (as in "give it a fling" ).
(obsolete) A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.
* Jonathan Swift
A kind of dance.
(obsolete) A trifing matter; an object of contempt.
* Old proverb
To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
* Dryden
* Addison
* 2011 , Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15210221.stm]
(archaic) To throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste.
* Milton
* Elizabeth Browning
(archaic) To throw; to wince; to flounce.
* Helen Crocket, The Ettrick Shepherd's Last Tale
(archaic) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
For the purpose of connecting.
A connection.
A brief sexual relationship or encounter; a fling.
:"The latter participant, for instance, 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."[http://www.policyresourcegroup.com/documents/MSMBaileyNA_2010.pdf]
A sexual partner
:"As a webmaster, yeah, I would have to say that the predominant way of finding a hookup or sexual partner would be going online."[http://www.policyresourcegroup.com/documents/MSMBaileyNA_2010.pdf]
Hookup is a synonym of fling.
As nouns the difference between fling and hookup
is that fling is an act of throwing, often violently while hookup is a connection.As a verb fling
is to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.As an adjective hookup is
for the purpose of connecting.fling
English
Noun
(en noun)- the fling of a horse
- When I was as young as you, I had my fling . I led a life of pleasure.
- I had a fling with a girl I met on holiday.
- I, who love to have a fling , / Both at senate house and king.
- the Highland fling
- England were but a fling / Save for the crooked stick and the grey goose wing.
Synonyms
* (l)Verb
- 'Tis Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, / Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings.
- I know thy generous temper well. / Fling but the appearance of dishonour on it, / It straight takes fire.
- Wilkinson was struggling, sending the re-start straight into touch and flinging a pass the same way, and France then went close to the first try of the contest as Clerc took a long pass out on the left and was just bundled into touch by the corner flag.
- And crop-full, out of doors he flings .
- I flung' closer to his breast, / As sword that, after battle, ' flings to sheath.
- The horse flung most potently, making his heels fly aloft in the air.
- The scold began to flout and fling .
hookup
English
Adjective
(-)- I need to buy some hookup wire .
Noun
(en noun)- The plumber came to fix the sewer hookup .
