gigolo

[ jig-uh-loh, zhig- ]

/ ˈdʒɪg əˌloʊ, ˈʒɪg- /

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noun, plural gig·o·los.

a man living off the earnings or gifts of a woman, especially a younger man supported by an older woman in return for his sexual attentions and companionship.

a male professional dancing partner or escort.

Origin of gigolo

1920–25; < French, masculine derivative of gigolette woman of the streets or public dance halls, probably ultimately derivative of Middle French giguer to frolic (see jig²); cf. giglet, Middle English gig(e)lot, which may have influenced gigolette

Words nearby gigolo

gigawatt, giggle, giglet, gigli, gigo, gigolo, gigot, gigue, gijón, gil, gil blas

Example sentences from the Web for gigolo

He sits on park benches scoping out rich middle-aged women for his gigolo.

Woody Allen Plays a Creepy Pimp in ‘Fading Gigolo’ and It’s Pretty Tough to Watch |Marlow Stern |March 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The ex-bookmen negotiate a 60-40 split in favor of the gigolo, and a business is born.

Woody Allen Plays a Creepy Pimp in ‘Fading Gigolo’ and It’s Pretty Tough to Watch |Marlow Stern |March 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Moreau, however, actually pined over a Greek gigolo that was brought along on a trip with her and Richardson.

Richard Burton’s Sexy Diaries: 13 Juiciest Bits |Kevin Fallon |October 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
A gigolo, generally speaking, is a man who lives off women's money.

Gigolo |Edna Ferber

And the Mazzettis put but one interpretation upon a young woman who strolls into the soft darkness of the Promenade with a gigolo.

Gigolo |Edna Ferber
The gigolo with the beautiful manners hesitated longer than really beautiful manners should permit.

Gigolo |Edna Ferber
It was out of this period that there emerged Giddy, the gigolo.

Gigolo |Edna Ferber
The gigolo's face, as he took it, was not more inscrutable than Mary's as she watched him take it.

Gigolo |Edna Ferber

British Dictionary definitions for gigolo

gigolo

/ (ˈʒɪɡəˌləʊ) /

noun plural -los

a man who is kept by a woman, esp an older woman

a man who is paid to dance with or escort women

Word Origin for gigolo

C20: from French, back formation from gigolette girl for hire as a dancing partner, prostitute, from giguer to dance, from gigue a fiddle; compare gigot, gigue, jig

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noun, plural gig·o·los.

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British Dictionary definitions for gigolo

noun plural -los

Word Origin for gigolo

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gigolo

noun, plural gig·o·los.

Origin of gigolo

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