house of ill repute

house of ill re·pute

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun, adjective hous uhv, ov il ri-pyoot]
- /noun, adjective haʊs ʌv, ɒv ɪl rɪˈpyut/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun, adjective hous uhv, ov il ri-pyoot]
- /noun, adjective haʊs ʌv, ɒv ɪl rɪˈpyut/

Definitions of house of ill repute words

noun house of ill repute a house of prostitution; whorehouse; brothel. 1
noun house of ill repute brothel, prostitutes' workplace 1
noun house of ill repute (euphemistic) A brothel. 0

See all 3 definitions of house of ill repute

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Origin of house of ill repute

First appearance:

before 1720

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1720-30

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Parts of speech for House of ill repute

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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house of ill repute popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for house of ill repute

noun house of ill repute

brothel — A brothel is a building where men can go to pay to have sex with prostitutes.
massage parlor — a commercial establishment providing massages.
whorehouse — a house or apartment in which prostitutes are available for hire; house of prostitution; brothel.
bawdyhouse — a house of prostitution
bordello — A bordello is a brothel.

All 7 Synonyms of house of ill repute

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