Word: hookups
(sometimes attributive) A connection. Example: I need to buy some hookup wire.
A brief sexual relationship or encounter. Example: He 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.
A sexual partner. Example: The predominant way of finding a hookup or sexual partner would be going online.
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