Whore
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| + | "A [[whore]] [Hure] had been [[Alraune]]'s mother, one of the lowest sort, who had bartered herself away for pennies. And a miserable [[lust murderer]] [Lustmörder] the father, Noerrissen had been his name."--''[[Alraune]]'' (1911) by Hanns Heinz Ewers | ||
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| # A [[prostitute]]. | # A [[prostitute]]. | ||
| - | # {{pejorative}} A person who is considered to be sexually [[promiscuous]]. | + | # A person who is considered to be sexually [[promiscuous]]. |
| # A person who is [[unscrupulous]], especially one who compromises their principles for gain. | # A person who is [[unscrupulous]], especially one who compromises their principles for gain. | ||
| + | == Etymology == | ||
| + | From Old English ''hōre'', from Proto-Germanic ''*hōrōn'', from Proto-Indo-European ''[[*kāro-]]'' (“dear”); cognate with Old Norse ''hóra'' (“whore”), ''hórr'' (“adulterer”), German ''Hure'' (“whore”), Middle High German ''huore'', Old High German ''huora'', Dutch ''hoer''. Non-Germanic cognates include Latin ''cārus'' (“[[dear]]”) and Sanskrit ''काम'' (kāma, “love”). | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | :''[['Tis Pity She's a Whore]]'' | ||
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"A whore [Hure] had been Alraune's mother, one of the lowest sort, who had bartered herself away for pennies. And a miserable lust murderer [Lustmörder] the father, Noerrissen had been his name."--Alraune (1911) by Hanns Heinz Ewers |
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- A prostitute.
- A person who is considered to be sexually promiscuous.
- A person who is unscrupulous, especially one who compromises their principles for gain.
Etymology
From Old English hōre, from Proto-Germanic *hōrōn, from Proto-Indo-European *kāro- (“dear”); cognate with Old Norse hóra (“whore”), hórr (“adulterer”), German Hure (“whore”), Middle High German huore, Old High German huora, Dutch hoer. Non-Germanic cognates include Latin cārus (“dear”) and Sanskrit काम (kāma, “love”).
See also
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