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turn a trick
Sl. to perform an act of prostitution. (Use caution with the topic.) She can turn a trick and be on the streets again in six minutes flat. She's upstairs, turning a trick.
turn a trick
(American very informal) to have sex with someone for money She'd been known to turn a trick when she needed a few dollars.
turn a trick
Engage in sex for pay, as in A young prostitute may turn a dozen tricks in a few hours. This idiom uses trick in the sense of "a sexual act." [Slang; mid-1900s]
turn a trick
tv. to perform an act of prostitution. (Usually objectionable.) She can turn a trick and be on the streets again in six minutes flat.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Aleix | | ə-LESH | Catalan |
Gargi | | - | Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Bengali |
Kaylyn | | KAY-lin | English (Modern) |
Lark | | LAHRK | English (Rare) |
Hyman | | ['haimən] | |
Vishnu | | VISH-noo (Hinduism) | Hinduism, Indian, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi |