"prostitude" = gigolo

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Mar 28, 2010, at 10:04 AM, ronbutters wrote, in reply to Larry Horn
on gigolos as male prostitutes:

> Not necessarily.
>
> (1) If the man is "financially supported" by the older woman, then
> he is=
> not a prostitute, which is one who directly offers sexual services
> for pa=
> y, quid pro quo.
> (2) If the man is paid to "be her escort" without sexual services,
> then he=
> is certainly not a prostitute.
> (3) Male prostitutes service clients of both sexes; GIGOLOS (or so
> the dic=
> tionary says; see NOAD below) service only female clients...

i said something similar in a comment on Ben Zimmer's Language Log
posting on "prostidude"/"prostitude".

arnold

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