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hook up

Date: Jul 06 2000

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

Talking about MTV personality Carson Daly and Limp
Bizkit singer Fred Durst, Christina Aguilera said: “We end up seeing each other at parties and whatnot.
I’ve actually hooked up a couple of times. Just for
fun. But I haven’t seriously dated a celebrity yet.”

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

be intimate with; make out

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

If you met someone at a bar, dance club or party
and end up kissing him/her – you hooked up! If you want to_* *_meet a potential boyfriend/girlfriend for
an informal date, you should say: “Let’s hook up…”

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

“Jenny is a good girl. She doesn’t randomly hook up with people.”

””

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“He wants to hook up with the cashier at the coffee shop.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

“To launch a romantic or physical relationship.”
by Chris
“If I say that the meaning of ‘hook up’ is to connect or meet someone in a certain place without appoinment prior to meeting, is this ringing any bell?”
by Ji-Hee (Missouri, USA)
“I think that “hook up: means go on a blind date or meet somebody not seriously.”
by Jessica (Keumchon, Seoul, Korea)

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