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Definition of gigolo noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gigolo

noun
 
/ˈdʒɪɡələʊ/,
 
/ˈʒɪɡələʊ/
 
/ˈdʒɪɡələʊ/,
 
/ˈʒɪɡələʊ/
(plural gigolos)
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  1. a man who is paid to be the partner of an older woman, usually one who is rich
    Word 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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