Hollywood hustler
An older piece of US slang — dating from mid-20th century — referring to a male sex worker operating in or around Hollywood.
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An older piece of US slang — dating from mid-20th century — referring to a male sex worker operating in or around Hollywood. The term blends the glamour and transactional edge of the entertainment industry with the street-level reality of survival sex work. It was used matter-of-factly in certain communities and has appeared in crime fiction and sociological writing of the era. Today it reads as dated, but it remains a documented slice of American vernacular history.
The novel followed a Hollywood hustler navigating the dangerous overlap between fame, money, and desperation.
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(US, slang) A gay male prostitute.
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