whorehouse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English horehous, equivalent to whore + house. Cognate with Dutch hoerenhuis (“whorehouse”), German Hurenhaus (“whorehouse”), Danish horehus (“whorehouse”), Swedish horhus (“whorehouse”), Icelandic hóruhús (“whorehouse; brothel”).
Meanings
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(vulgar) Brothel.
The Towne Hall is a big inflatable building in the middle of the Snooze ’n’ Crusie. It is Derelict Las Vegas: convenience store, video arcade, laundromat, bar, liquor store, flea market, whorehouse.
1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 276:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whore-house | alternative | lexicographic | |
| whorehouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |