what the father of a rich single broad uses as a bribe to get a man to marry her crabby little ass. see also: money. Similar, but not to be confused with a shotgun wedding.
apu: I will give you a dowry of 10 sacred cows to marry my desi, the spoiled little airhead she is.
A woman, who willingly indulges in the practice of paying "Dowry"(sums of money, property, gold etc) to the groom, at the time of her marriage in the hopes that she will be financially looked after by her husband for the entirety of her life.
E.g: I'd rather staysingle all my life than be a dowry whore.
She's wants to be a dowry whore.
I don't want to marry a dowry whore, I'd like someone strong and independent.
Guy: Last night was awesome. She let me put it in her ass.
Friend: Bro, she gave you the dowry. She was thinking "Oh sweetie, here is my father's goat, a small calf, and my butt. Let's get married."