# hookup

Pronunciation: say "HUUK-up" /ˈhʊkʌp/

## Noun

1. A short-lived sexual relationship, or a brief sexual encounter. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A short sexual relationship, or a single time when two people have sex.
   - _Dating apps have made casual hookups easier to arrange than ever._
   - _What started as a one-night hookup turned into a three-year relationship._
2. A connection that links one thing to another, such as a house to the sewer line or one part of a circuit to the next.
   - Simple: A connection, like the pipe or wire that joins something to water or power.
   - _The new washing machine needs a hot-water hookup that our old laundry room doesn't have._
   - _Each RV site offers full hookups for water, sewer, and electricity._
3. A person with whom someone has sex. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A person that someone has sex with.
   - _She texted her hookup to ask whether he was still coming over._
   - _His hookup's roommate answered the door and looked surprised to see him._

## Origin

A noun formed from the verb hook up.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/hookup (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).