fish
n.— «We’re pretty sure that some pimps pay other kids to bring in young ‘fish,’ as they call them.» —“On the run” by Deidre Pike City Life (Las Vegas, Nev.) Aug. 11, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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