Hookup

Full definition of hookup

Adjective

1. For the purpose of connecting.I need to buy some hookup wire.

Noun

1. A connection.The plumber came to fix the sewer hookup.
2. A brief sexual relationship or encounter; a fling."The latter participant, for instance, met his two most recent partners at bars, and expressed strong ambivalence and dislike of meeting partners online, but reported half a dozen additional hookups with partners met online."http://www.policyresourcegroup.com/documents/MSMBaileyNA_2010.pdf
3. A sexual partner"As a webmaster, yeah, I would have to say that the predominant way of finding a hookup or sexual partner would be going online."http://www.policyresourcegroup.com/documents/MSMBaileyNA_2010.pdf

Synonyms

• (brief sexual relations) fling

Related terms

• the verb hook up