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whore

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1. whore - Noun

2. whore - Verb

Meaning

A woman who practices unlawful sexual commerce with men, especially one who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a harlot.

To have unlawful sexual intercourse; to practice lewdness.

To worship false and impure gods.

To corrupt by lewd intercourse; to make a whore of; to debauch.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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What's the difference between a whore and a congressman? A congressman makes more money. Edward Abbey

To the much-tossed Ulysses, never done With woman whether gowned as wife or whore, Penelope and Circe seemed as one: She like a whore made his lewd fancies run, And wifely she a hero to him bore. Robert Graves

For, as blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense. Alexander Pope

At borrowing cousin german, at repaying son of a whore. French Proverb

Whore or thief young or old, welcome so you've got the gold. German Proverb

A whore in spring, a nun in autumn. Catalan Proverb

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