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whorish

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈhɔɹɪʃ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔːɹɪʃ

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adj

Meaning 1

Resembling or befitting a whore.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: vulgar

Examples

  • Some pop singers try to compensate for lack of talent with whorish outfits and gyrations.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hookerish, meretricious, sluttery, slutlike, sluttish, slutty, tartish, tarty, trampy, whorey, whorelike

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English whore Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English whorish From whore + -ish.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: hoerig — resembling a whore
  • Esperanto: putineca — resembling a whore
  • Faroese: horutur — resembling a whore
  • Finnish: huorahtava — resembling a whore
  • French: putassier — resembling a whore
  • Italian: puttanesco — resembling a whore
  • Norwegian: horete — resembling a whore
  • Russian: бля́дский (bljádskij) — resembling a whore
  • Russian: шлю́ший (šljúšij) — resembling a whore
  • Swedish: horaktig — resembling a whore