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
  • The price of a $200 crib would also rise to between $213 and $219.
    Annie Nova,Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The usual age for moving out of a crib is about 18 months to three years.
    Alex Vance, Parents, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of crib
Noun
  • The first feature from director-writer Constance Tsang, the Cannes Critics’ Week title Blue Sun Palace, is set in Flushing, Queens, where two migrants, Amy from Taiwan and Didi from China,work in a massage parlor and struggle to get by.
    Shannon L. Bowen, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
  • 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
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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