HOOKUP Definition & Meaning

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hookup

[ hook-uhp ]

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noun

an act or instance of hooking up.
an assembly and connection of parts, components, or apparatus into a circuit, network, machine, or system.
the circuit, network, machine, or system so formed.
a device or connection, as a plug, hose, or pipe, for conveying electricity, a water supply, etc., from a source to a user:
Some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers.
Informal. an association, alliance, or cooperative effort:
A closer hookup of Caribbean nations would be good for international trade.
Informal.
1. a sexual encounter without a long-term commitment:
  I’m over these college boys who are only interested in meaningless hookups.
2. a person with whom one has such an encounter:
  I ran into an old hookup at the club, but I pretended not to remember her.
Slang.
1. a supplier of illicit goods, usually drugs:
  My hookup is getting out of the game—can you introduce me to your guy?
2. access to illegal drugs:
  When you are trying to score on the street it is easy to see who has the hookup.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of hookup¹

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; noun use of verb phrase hook up

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Electrical hookups are provided, and a mobile bathroom will remain on-site.

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A new Starlink satellite hookup assures communication with the outside world.

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As the girls track Keshawn to the bedroom of his latest hookup, a clump of hair blows ominously across their path.

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