Meaning of hook-upper | Babel Free

Definitions

One who hooks up.

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Examples

“Fiction has always had a problem keeping up with contemporary tech culture, though. The past year has seen a shift from Facebook to Tinder among young hook-uppers that already rendered [Marie] Calloway’s book [what purpose did i serve⟳ in your life] (which is rife with excerpted Facebook chats and photos) a bit quaint in its details.”

“The Sloppy, Public Hook-uppers / Alright, this just looks bad in the first place⟳. As moved as everyone is by the love⟳ story unfolding in front of them of two people who just met shoving their Admiral Nelson-laced tongues down each other’s throats, it looks even worse on Halloween, and for one reason⟳: costumes.”

“I met some guys online. The usual "hi" messages, the meaningless touristy hook-uppers, the "how can you read⟳ if you're blind?" conversation starters, the "yo sexy lady" starters... patience, I told myself.”

“Too Hot to Handle⟳ definitely doesn’t beat⟳ around the bush with its premise. A bunch of ridiculously attractive serial daters/hook-uppers are thrown onto an island and told to refrain from my form⟳ of sexual pleasure of any kind. If they succeed⟳, someone walks away with a whole lot of money. Yup, it gets straight to the point⟳, doesn’t it?”

“Others noted that the prevalence of the hook-up culture and the social media content of the lifestyles of hook-uppers prompted their disposition towards sex for money transactions, as they previously offered sex for love⟳.”

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