约炮软件
yuē pào ruǎn jiàn
ZH
A mobile or computer application used to arrange casual sexual encounters or one-night stands with other users.
他因为在社交媒体上宣传约炮软件被平台封号了。
He had his account banned by the platform for promoting hookup apps on social media.
Etymology
This is a modern Chinese compound term. "约炮" is a slang term that emerged in early 2000s Chinese internet culture meaning to arrange a casual sexual encounter, and "软件" means software, so the full phrase refers to the applications that serve this purpose.
Memory Aid
Break the word into parts: 约 (arrange/make an appointment) + 炮 (slang for sexual encounter) + 软件 (software) = software for arranging casual sexual encounters.
Collocations
Synonyms
约炮app约会软件 hookup软件