"prostitude" = giggolo

[Amy West]

Spotted this in a wire story in the Boston Globe on Saturday:

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2010/03/27/first_legal_gigolo_leaves_nev_brothel/

Brothel owner Jim Davis said yesterday that the Shady Lady Ranch had
parted ways with the "prostitude'' who worked under the name Markus.

Why the new for a new coinage? And is it just me, or do others think
that this blend should be "prostidude"?

---Amy West

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