Hooking up has come to define sexual relationships for most of today'
s teens and young women. It can mean anything from kissing and touching to oral sex or intercourse. Vagueness is its hallmark. "A
girl can say, 'I hooked up with so-and-so,' and no one knows what she did. It protects you and makes you a
player at the same time," -Aparicio (Sophomore at Boston University)
<http://www.boston.com/yourlife/relationships/articles/2007/02/
13/hooking_up_is_the_rage_but_is_it_healthy/>.