As usual, I have to be the one to say "Loada bollox"
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Despite Hooker's reputation as a hard-drinking ladies' man, there is no basis for the popular legend that the slang term for prostitutes is derived from his last name because of parties and a lack of military discipline at his headquarters. Some versions of the legend claim that the band of prostitutes that followed his division were derisively referred to as "General Hooker's Army" or "Hooker's Brigade."[1] However, the term "hooker" was used in print as early as 1845, years before Hooker was a public figure.[
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