GIGOLO


Meaning of GIGOLO in English

[ '(d)ʒɪgələʊ ]

■ noun ( plural ~s ) a young man paid or financially supported by an older woman to be her escort or lover.

Origin

1920s (in the sense 'male dancing partner'): from Fr., formed as the masculine of gigole 'dance hall woman', from colloq. gigue 'leg'.

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