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Prostitution (Topical Term)

Preferred form: Prostitution
Used for/see from:
  • Female prostitution
  • Hustling (Prostitution)
  • Prostitution, Female
  • Street prostitution

Street prostitution in our cities, c1983.

Sheehy, G. Hustling : prostitution in our wide open society, 1973.

Wikipedia, Mar. 3, 2008: Prostitution (Prostitution is sexual activity in exchange for remuneration; correctly or not, prostitute without specifying a gender is commonly assumed to be female; sex work; sex trade; in Canada, prostitution and sex work is also known as the sex trade (or sex-trade)) Hustling (Hustling is the deceptive act of disguising one's skill in a sport or game with the intent of luring someone of probably lesser skill into gambling (or gambling for higher than current stakes) with the hustler, as a form of confidence trick; most commonly associated with pool (and to an extent other billiards-family games), but also can be performed with regard to other sports and gambling activities)

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