call house

noun

Definition of call housenext
as in bawdy house

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  1. bawdy house
  2. crib
  3. massage parlor
  4. brothel
Noun
  • She was convicted of prostitution and keeping a bawdy house, according to the DHS.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • All of the women working in the bawdy houses are modest and never look lascivious because, Lord knows, that would be horrific.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2025
Definition of bawdy house
Noun
  • That means placing the baby on their back in their own crib or bassinet, without soft bedding or other objects around them.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • McKinsey pleaded not guilty to the charges and alleged in court records that he had been set up by his wife, who had left the house without telling him the child was sleeping in a crib upstairs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of crib
Noun
  • Gross was suspected of a gruesome murder of Ying Li, an employee at a massage parlor who was beheaded in her Northland apartment.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Investigators went to the massage parlor and located the suspect, identified as 50-year-old Liangfu Zheng of Napa.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of massage parlor
Noun
  • Cal chooses to lure Aron to Kate’s, chooses to present Aron to his mother in the middle of the crowded brothel, chooses to hurt both of them in this moment.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Cathy’s ingratiation with, and eventual usurpation of, brothel owner Faye (Martha Plimpton) gets an entire episode.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of brothel
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“Call house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20house. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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