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gigolo
[ jig-uh-loh, zhig- ]
noun
- a man living off the earnings or gifts of a woman, especially a younger man supported by an older woman in return for his sexual attentions and companionship.
- a male professional dancing partner or escort.
gigolo
/ ˈʒɪɡəˌləʊ /
noun
- a man who is kept by a woman, esp an older woman
- a man who is paid to dance with or escort women
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of gigolo1
Example Sentences
As his marriage and finances disintegrated, he moved alone to Paris and supported himself as a gigolo while contributing to the satirical anarchist magazine Hara-Kiri.
John Turturro gave me a part in his movie [Fading Gigolo], and I was happy to do it.
The ex-bookmen negotiate a 60-40 split in favor of the gigolo, and a business is born.
He sits on park benches scoping out rich middle-aged women for his gigolo.
Moreau, however, actually pined over a Greek gigolo that was brought along on a trip with her and Richardson.
Naturally, no decent French girl would have been allowed for a single moment to dance with a gigolo.
A very faint dull red crept suddenly over the pallor of the gigolo's face.
And the Mazzettis put but one interpretation upon a young woman who strolls into the soft darkness of the Promenade with a gigolo.
Orson J.'s fee, as he handed it to the gigolo, was the kind that mounted grandly into dollars instead of mere francs.
The nice-looking gigolo seemed to be in great demand, but Orson J. succeeded in capturing him after the third dance.
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