as in brothel
a building in which prostitutes are available
soldiers on leave looking for a cathouse in the tenderloin
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Recent Examples of cathouse
Bird Cage Theatre, Tombstone This legendary gambling hall, saloon and cathouse operated during Tombstone’s heyday.
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Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
While he’s recycled some material over the years, Springsteen busted out a truly outrageous new one last year that involved a Nevada cathouse, a lot of flatulence, and other bodily fluids.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2022
There was a cathouse in the apartment complex above it.
—Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Apr. 2022
The cathouse madam Billie (played with authority and delight by Kate Shindle) has more to do than before.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2018
Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
While he’s recycled some material over the years, Springsteen busted out a truly outrageous new one last year that involved a Nevada cathouse, a lot of flatulence, and other bodily fluids.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2022
There was a cathouse in the apartment complex above it.
—Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Apr. 2022
The cathouse madam Billie (played with authority and delight by Kate Shindle) has more to do than before.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cathouse
brothel
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From there, they are forced to deal with an aging group of matriarchs (June Squibb, Annette O’Toole and Marceline Hugot) who covertly run the town—not to mention the cold and calculating brothel manager Enid (Margo Martindale).—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The six-episode limited series fictionalizes the rise and fall of the sisters Arcángela and Serafina Baladro, who built an empire of brothels and became infamous for being the most ruthless and feared serial killers in the country.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Cathouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathouse. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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