hookup

Plural: hookups

Noun

• An electrical connection or a casual relationship.
• a device providing a connection between a power source and a user
  • "some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers"
• a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose
• A connection.
• A brief sexual relationship or encounter.
• A sexual partner.

Examples

• He met his two most recent partners at bars, and expressed strong ambivalence and dislike of meeting partners online, but reported half a dozen additional hookups with partners met online.
• I need to buy some hookup wire.
• The plumber came to fix the sewer hookup.
• The predominant way of finding a hookup or sexual partner would be going online.
• The unexpected hookup of ’Q’ and ’I’ created a high-scoring word on the board.

Synonyms

assemblage, bedfellow, bedmate, fling, fuck, hookup, lover, mate, paramour, root, sex partner, sexual partner