The Wire: References to Jimmy McNulty as a "Whore"

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*Warning for offensive language*

In season 1, episode 7, Bird, in custody, refers to McNulty a “downtown white whore”. Bird's insults are very specific to their targets : Landsman is a "fat man". Kima is an “ugly-ass cunt-eater”. This led me to see if there are any other references in the show to McNulty  being a "whore".

I came up with four references:

1. Season 1, episode 1. McNulty himself, jokingly. When asked where he’s been, he says, “Drinking, crack smoking. Whoring myself on the streets of Baltimore.”
2. In season 1, episode 7, as mentioned above.
3. Season 3, episode 8. McNulty rejoins the detail just as they are planning to infiltrate a brothel. McNulty comes into the room as they are discussing who should go undercover. They all look at McNulty. Greggs says, joking, “Takes a whore to catch a whore.”
4.  Season 3, episode 9. McNulty is trying to convince D'Agostino that they should go on a date instead of just sleeping together. He says, “we make a date, I don't feel like I have to charge by the hour.”

There don't seem to be any after that, though I know McNulty jokingly calls Bunk a "whore" on at least one occasion.