n. pl. gig·o·los 1. A man who engages in an ongoing sexual relationship with a client in exchange for financial support. 2. A man who is hired as an escort or a dancing partner for a woman. [French, perhaps from gigolette, dancing girl, prostitute, from giguer, to dance, from gigue, fiddle, from Old French; see GIGOT.] |
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