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Word: Gigolo
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1920s (in the sense ‘dancing partner’): from French, formed as the masculine of gigole ‘dance hall woman’, from colloquial gigue ‘leg’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈ(d)ʒɪɡələʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a young man paid or financially supported by a woman, typically an older woman, to be her escort or lover.
Short Definition:young man paid or financially supported by woman
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