crack whore

See also: crackwhore

English

Alternative forms

• crackwhore

Etymology

crack +‎ whore. First use appears c. 1990. See cite below.

Pronunciation

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Noun

crack whore (plural crack whores)

1. (vulgar, slang, derogatory) A person addicted to crack cocaine who finances the habit through prostitution.

   Synonym: strawberry

   • 1990, Mike McAlary, Cop Shot, The Murder of Edward Byrne, page 68:

     A crack whore nicknamed Princess from the Forties Houses in South Jamaica had turned up dead.

   • 2006, Lily Allen, Iyiola Babalola, Darren Lewis, Tommy McCook (lyrics and music), “LDN”, in Alright, Still, performed by Lily Allen:

     A fella looking dapper / And he's sittin' with a slapper / Then I see it's a pimp / And his crack whore

2. (vulgar, slang, derogatory, by extension) Any sexually promiscuous or adulterous woman.

Hypernyms

• dope whore
• coke whore