joy house en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(US, slang) A brothel.
‘You try her,’ Nulty said. ‘I ain't been in a joy house in twenty years.’
1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 18:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| joy houses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |