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Hook-up has several meanings: Making a connection between components in a system An electrical connector; A connection to water, sewer, or electrical utilities at a campsite; Meet up, or making a connection between people Slang term for courtship, especially of short duration; A one-night stand; Casual relationship or casual sex; Hookup culture
The exact origins of the term "cuffing" is not entirely clear. [8] It is thought the term "cuff" originated from the African-American vernacular as a verb meaning to "hook up". [1] Urban Dictionary defined the term "cuffing season" in 2011. [2] [9] Some sources suggest that it was first used by college newspapers in 2011.
Down-low, sometimes shortened to DL, is an African-American slang term [1] specifically used within the African-American community that typically refers to a sexual subculture of black men who usually identify as heterosexual but actively seek sexual encounters and relations with other men, practice gay cruising, and frequently don a specific hip-hop attire during these activities.
Sexual slang is a set of linguistic terms and phrases used to refer to sexual organs, processes, and activities; [1] they are generally considered colloquial rather than formal or medical, and some may be seen as impolite or improper. [2] Related to sexual slang is slang related to defecation and flatulence (toilet humor, scatolinguistics).
In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
According to historian and author Tim Blanning, the term cruising originates from the Dutch equivalent kruisen. [5]In a specifically sexual context, the term "cruising" originally emerged as an argot "code word" in gay slang, by which those "in the know" would understand the speaker's unstated sexual intent, whereas most heterosexuals, on hearing the same word in the same context, would ...
"Sus" is short for "suspicious," according to Urban Dictionary, and it represents a distrust of something. "Sus" as a noun also means "suspect" and is "usually used to define someone or something ...
A couple making out. Making out is a term of American origin dating back to at least 1949, [1] and is used to refer to kissing, including extended French kissing or necking [2] (heavy kissing of the neck, and above), [3] or to acts of non-penetrative sex such as heavy petting ("intimate contact, just short of sexual intercourse" [2]).