whorehouse

English

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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”).

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Noun

whorehouse (plural whorehouses)

  1. (vulgar) Brothel.
    • 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 276:
      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.

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