whorehouse
noun
whore·house
ˈhȯr-ˌhau̇s 
ˈhu̇r-
: a building in which prostitutes are available : brothel
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No studio would finance the feature, about a whorehouse exhibitionist who lams it after being framed for murder — so director Melvin Van Peebles financed it himself with a boost from Bill Cosby, who gave him a $50,000 loan.
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Andrew Lawrence, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
Perry and Paul pay a visit to the whorehouse.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2020
The book was all about a pimp and trying to start a whorehouse.
—Andrew Goldman, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2022
Sogolon finds working in a whorehouse something of an improvement.
—Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2022
The forced execution of Flora by Joanie behind closed whorehouse doors evokes Trixie’s murder of an abusive john in the pilot (his corpse becoming pig chow).
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021
In this novel, even the whorehouse bouncer reads Frantz Fanon and Aimé Césaire.
—Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2021
Wracked by survivor’s guilt and haunted by visions of war, Nick sits in a whorehouse bar — without drinking or going upstairs.
—Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2020
Swearengen, who runs a saloon/whorehouse, refers to his customers as Hoopleheads.
—David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 8 Mar. 2019
Andrew Lawrence, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
Perry and Paul pay a visit to the whorehouse.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2020
The book was all about a pimp and trying to start a whorehouse.
—Andrew Goldman, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2022
Sogolon finds working in a whorehouse something of an improvement.
—Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2022
The forced execution of Flora by Joanie behind closed whorehouse doors evokes Trixie’s murder of an abusive john in the pilot (his corpse becoming pig chow).
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021
In this novel, even the whorehouse bouncer reads Frantz Fanon and Aimé Césaire.
—Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2021
Wracked by survivor’s guilt and haunted by visions of war, Nick sits in a whorehouse bar — without drinking or going upstairs.
—Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2020
Swearengen, who runs a saloon/whorehouse, refers to his customers as Hoopleheads.
—David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 8 Mar. 2019
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“Whorehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whorehouse. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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