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Prostitute vs Gogo - What's the difference?

prostitute | gogo |

As nouns the difference between prostitute and gogo

is that prostitute is a person who performs sexual activity for payment, especially a woman while gogo is (the lump in the throat).

As a verb prostitute

is (usually reflexively) to perform sexual activity for money.

prostitute

English

(wikipedia prostitute)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who performs sexual activity for payment, especially a woman
    • I currently work as a prostitute in order to pay off my university debts .
  • A person who is perceived as engaging in sexual activity with many people.
  • A person who does, or offers to do, an activity for money, despite personal dislike or dishonour.

    • Usage notes

    * The noun is gender-neutral.

    Synonyms

    * (person who performs sexual activity for payment) See also * (person perceived as engaging in sexual activity) See also , * (person who does an activity for money) sell out

    Verb

    (prostitut)
  • (usually reflexively) To perform sexual activity for money
  • To make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves.
  • * Bible, Leviticus xix. 29
    • Do not prostitute thy daughter.
  • (derogatory) To use one's talents in return for money or fame
  • (figuratively) To exploit for base purposes; to whore.
    • Yet again a commercial firm had prostituted a traditional song by setting an advertising jingle to its tune.

    Related terms

    * prostitution

    gogo

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a girl’s elasticated hair band.
    • Synonyms
    * scrunchie, scrunchy

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) ugogo

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (South Africa) grandmother; elderly woman
  • * 2009 , Debra Liebenow Daly, The Kingdom of Roses and Thorns (page 112)
    • On the weekdays she and Bawinde worked for the South Africans, but as the weekend approached Elizabeth was anxious to get home to see if James had come to visit his gogo in the village.

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