call house

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawl noun, adjective hous]
- /kɔl noun, adjective haʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawl noun, adjective hous]
- /kɔl noun, adjective haʊs/

Definitions of call house words

noun call house a house or apartment used by prostitutes for arranging or keeping assignations. 1
noun call house a place at which call girls await telephone calls from customers. 1

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Origin of call house

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Call house

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Call house

call house popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

call house usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for call house

noun call house

whorehouse — a house or apartment in which prostitutes are available for hire; house of prostitution; brothel.
house of ill repute — a house of prostitution; whorehouse; brothel.
massage parlor — a commercial establishment providing massages.
red-light district — an area or district in a city in which many houses of prostitution are located.
bordello — A bordello is a brothel.

All 11 Synonyms of call house