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meretricious

 (adj): like or relating to a prostitute
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6 months ago bilby said:

I like the Latin term, meretrix, which eerily predicts a modern slang term for what a prostitute does.

6 months ago rolig said:

merely attractive but without any deeper worth or integrity - a word that we should be using often, I think

11 months ago slumry said:

Quite different than meritorious

about 1 year ago seanahan said:

Isaac Asimov, when confronted with this word, did not know what it meant. This was difficult for him to except, so he asked the man who said it to repeat it again. The man said "Meretricious?", and Asimov responded, "And a happy new year".

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