Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turn tricks

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: turn tricks
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To work as a prostitute, providing sexual services for money.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"By 1996, she was a hooker sleeping in the streets or at ratty hotels in Santa Cruz and San Francisco, turning tricks to get her next bag of heroin."
"They were turning tricks, doing drugs, and generally little better off than they had been before, except that they were keeping more of their money. But they seemed lonely, too, without the company of their pimp and the rest of his string."
"[…] two sisters we always see at the club have started turning tricks to pay for heroin."

Usage

Inflected Forms

turns tricks (present, singular) turning tricks (participle, present) turned tricks (participle, past) turned tricks (past)

Phrases

trick turner turn the trick

Frequently Paired Words

turn the trick

Synonyms

sell one's body turn a trick

Questions

What does turn tricks mean?: To work as a prostitute, providing sexual services for money.

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