coke whore

English

Etymology

From coke +‎ whore. First use appears c. 1979. See cite below.

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Noun

coke whore (plural coke whores)

  1. (slang, derogatory, vulgar) A person who is addicted to cocaine and who finances the habit through prostitution.
    • 1979, Sidney Cohen, “Health Hazards of Cocaine”, in Drug Enforcement[1], page 12:
      There is a phrase used among cocaine users-"a coke whore." This is a person, male or female, who hangs around the coke scene and will do anything, sexual or otherwise, for a snort, shot or drag of cocaine.
    • 2021, Dave Quinn, Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Inside Story of The Real Housewives From the People Who Lived It, page 154:
      Then, Ashlee, who is only eighteen, walks the runway and Danielle calls her a cokewhore? Who says that about a young girl?

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