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  • noun Plural form of hookup.

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Examples

  • ESPN will still feature its stars — led by Mel Kiper — but will have live audio and video hookups from a record 18 player sites — up from 10 last year.

    ESPN, NFL Network take different approaches to draft coverage 2009

  • Figure 4 implies that as men get more interested in shot-term hookups, they become less agreeable.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2008

  • Some students counted anal sex, oral sex or mutual masturbation - with partners ranging from significant others to "hookups" - while others adjusted the location to include study rooms in Mann Library or library bathrooms.

    Stories from The Sun 2010

  • Some students counted anal sex, oral sex or mutual masturbation - with partners ranging from significant others to "hookups" - while others adjusted the location to include study rooms in Mann Library or library bathrooms.

    Stories from The Sun Jasmine Marcus 2010

  • But even as casual sex — often called "hookups" or "friends with benefits" — is a dominant part of campus life, a new report by the National Center for Health Statistics indicates the percentages of men and women 18-24 who say they are virgins also are increasing.

    More college 'hookups,' but more virgins, too 2011

  • We followed the EVA preparation checklist pretty much to the letter, just the way we had done during training exercises—that is, the hookups and where we put equipment—and the checks were done precisely as per our checklist.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • We followed the EVA preparation checklist pretty much to the letter, just the way we had done during training exercises—that is, the hookups and where we put equipment—and the checks were done precisely as per our checklist.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • We followed the EVA preparation checklist pretty much to the letter, just the way we had done during training exercises—that is, the hookups and where we put equipment—and the checks were done precisely as per our checklist.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • We followed the EVA preparation checklist pretty much to the letter, just the way we had done during training exercises—that is, the hookups and where we put equipment—and the checks were done precisely as per our checklist.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • Brand-name hookups looking obvious, yet understated.

    Darkness Before Dawn Sharon M. Draper 2001

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