whorehouse
A whorehouse is an establishment where people go for paid sex. It's like a bar or restaurant, but instead of food and drinks, it serves a different kind of service.
You might have heard people use the word "whorehouse" in different ways. Some people call any place that has a bad reputation or seems shady as a whorehouse, even if it's not actually a sex business. For example, they might say a neighborhood is a "whorehouse district", but what they mean is that it's a rough area with lots of crime and drugs.
How common is "whorehouse"?
Word whorehouse is considered rare in modern English.
It appears most frequently in fiction texts and less often in other writings.
It appears most frequently in fiction texts and less often in other writings.
Definitions
noun
(vulgar) Brothel.
Real examples of "whorehouse" in context
