gigolo
noun/ˈdʒɪɡələʊ/, /ˈʒɪɡələʊ/
/ˈdʒɪɡələʊ/, /ˈʒɪɡələʊ/
(plural gigolos)
- a man who is paid to be the partner of an older woman, usually one who is richWord Origin1920s (in the sense ‘dancing partner’): from French, formed as the masculine of gigole ‘dance hall woman’, from colloquial gigue ‘leg’.
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