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gigolo
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gig·o·lo  (jg-l, zhg-)
n. pl. gig·o·los
1. A man who has a continuing sexual relationship with and receives financial support from a woman.
2. A man who is hired as an escort or a dancing partner for a woman.

[French, perhaps from gigolette, dancing girl, prostitute, from giguer, to dance, from gigue, fiddle, from Old French; see gigot.]

gigolo [jig-a-lo]
Noun
pl -los a man who is paid by an older woman to be her escort or lover [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gigolo - a man who has sex with and is supported by a woman
debauchee, libertine, rounder - a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained
lounge lizard, lizard - a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him


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Some opponents of the practice raise the specter of young gigolos reeling in wealthy old bags and "extorting" them.
In his nearly 40-year career as a film director, John Schlesinger was never one to flinch from controversial material, be it the empty decadence of early-1960s London (Darling), the gritty life of New York City hustlers and gigolos (Midnight Cowboy), or the simple gesture of a close-up romantic kiss between two men when such scenes were unheard of (Sunday Bloody Sunday).
Others, like Tulsa Slut, 2002, Solo Gigolos, 2002, Sex at Noon Taxes, 2002, were consciously racier, conjuring adult film titles--but still disjointedly absurd, working against the majesty of their backgrounds in the same way porn makes a mockery out of narrative.
 
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