HOOKUP

hookup, assemblage

(noun) a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose

hookup

(noun) a device providing a connection between a power source and a user; “some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hookup (plural hookups)

(sometimes, attributive) A connection.

(slang) A brief sexual relationship or encounter.

Synonym: fling

(slang) A sexual partner.

Synonym: Thesaurus:sexual partner

Source: Wiktionary



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QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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