call house

noun

Definition of call housenext
as in bawdy house

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  1. bawdy house
  2. crib
  3. massage parlor
  4. brothel
Noun
  • The city has sued a handful of property owners seeking to label their properties as public nuisances under the state's bawdy house statute.
    Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2019
  • There was probably at least one bawdy house, but it isn’t mentioned.
    Arthur Hart, idahostatesman, 7 Apr. 2018
Definition of bawdy house
Noun
  • Expect to find swivel gliders in airy white linen, cribs and dressers accented with handwoven caning, and daybeds made from honey-toned rattan.
    Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Founded in 2011, Baby2Baby has distributed more than 450 million essentials — including diapers, formula, clothing and cribs — to children in homeless shelters, domestic violence programs, foster care agencies, hospitals, underserved school districts and disaster areas.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of crib
Noun
  • Set in a massage parlor in Flushing, Queens, the film sees Amy and Didi navigate romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Erica Malbon was also entrepreneurial, founding The Now, a spa and massage parlor.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of massage parlor
Noun
  • In that case, police accused a man and a woman with operating six brothels around the Bay Area.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Sealed off from the rest of the building after someone opened up a brothel, the apparently lesser units were largely excluded from the hubbub these past few years.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of brothel
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