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
  • Rooms on the property come in a variety of categories—each has space for one crib, and only some also allow for one rollaway bed.
    — Gina Kramer, USA Today, 25 July 2026
  • Security footage and baby monitor records showed that Ruby was outside her crib for just six hours during the last four days of her life, KUTV, Cache Valley Daily and KSL reported, citing police.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of crib
Noun
  • The women arrested in massage parlor raids are often Chinese or, more recently, Venezuelan immigrants, according to the Cook County public defender’s office and local court records.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • Due to the alarm going off, Rempuszewski came out of the massage parlor and was taken into custody.
    — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Definition of massage parlor
Noun
  • At times a speakeasy and a brothel, the bar used to have tunnels under the building that ran to the local courthouse.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026
  • Days later, she was taken to a brothel to service up to 30 clients per day.
    — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Definition of brothel
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