cadets

Definition of cadetsnext
plural of cadet, slang
as in pimps
a man who solicits clients for a woman who is willing to engage in sexual activities for money the hooker claims she turned all her dough in to her cadet last night

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Recent Examples of cadets After being delayed for more than three weeks, the graduation for more than 80 sheriff cadets was finally allowed — and ballyhooed as the largest academy class in the agency’s history. Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026 Addressing the Air Force cadets, Vance attempted levity. Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026 Vance spoke to 931 cadets at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs. Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 28 May 2026 Across a wide range of populations — including Ivy League undergraduates, West Point Military Academy cadets and participants in the National Spelling Bee — grit consistently predicted achievement above and beyond IQ and talent. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 The department thanked volunteers, chaplains, cadets, the Sacramento County Crime Lab, Sacramento County Probation and the Los Rios Police Department for assisting with the checkpoint. Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026 A couple of people stabbed at Jalloh during the struggle, and others punched at him before everyone fell to the ground, cadets said in the video. Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026 Active duty service members, students at Officer Procurement Programs, and cadets and midshipmen at Service Academies or the Coast Guard Academy do not have to register. Addy Bink, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2026 The shooter killed an instructor and wounded two others before the ROTC cadets attacked him and quelled the threat, showing incredible bravery in the face of danger. Nicole Russell, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
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pimps
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  • What was once an eye-catching clique of wayward teens bathed in purple hues has metamorphosed into a barren hellscape rife with drug-smuggling cartels, pistol-packin’ pimps, sugar daddies with mummification kinks and online streamers.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 May 2026
  • Sure enough, a few pimps named Delicious and Suede stop by.
    Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026

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“Cadets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadets. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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