whoremongering

[ hawr-mong-ger-ing, -muhng- ]
noun

  1. Sometimes whore·mas·ter·y [hawr-mas-tuh-ree] /ˈhɔrˌmæs tə ri/ . sexually licentious behavior, as promiscuity, consorting with prostitutes, etc.; lechery: The latest bit of scandalous whoremongering by students is a "Sexfest" at one of the local colleges.

adjective

  1. sexually licentious or promiscuous; consorting with prostitutes; lecherous: How would you deal with the whoremongering husband who perpetually and unrepentantly cheated on his wife?

Origin of whoremongering

1
First recorded in 1680–90; whoremonger + -ing1 for the noun; whoremonger + -ing2 for the adjective

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