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massage parlor

mas·sage par·lor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-sahzh, -sahj or, esp. British, mas-ahzh pahr-ler]
    • /məˈsɑʒ, -ˈsɑdʒ or, esp. British, ˈmæs ɑʒ ˈpɑr lər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-sahzh, -sahj or, esp. British, mas-ahzh pahr-ler]
    • /məˈsɑʒ, -ˈsɑdʒ or, esp. British, ˈmæs ɑʒ ˈpɑr lər/

Definitions of massage parlor words

  • noun massage parlor a commercial establishment providing massages. 1
  • noun massage parlor a commercial establishment providing sexual services under the guise of offering massages. 1
  • countable noun massage parlor A massage parlor is a place where people go and pay for a massage. Some places that are called massage parlors are in fact places where people pay to have sex. 0
  • noun massage parlor a business establishment offering massage, steam baths, etc., often, specif., one that is a front for prostitution and other illicit sexual activity 0
  • noun massage parlor A place where clients can pay for a massage. 0
  • noun massage parlor A place that offers a happy ending after the massage. 0
See all 6 definitions of massage parlor

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Origin of massage parlor

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Massage parlor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Massage parlor

massage parlor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

massage parlor usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for massage parlor

noun massage parlor

  • brothel — A brothel is a building where men can go to pay to have sex with prostitutes.
  • house of ill repute — a house of prostitution; whorehouse; brothel.
  • 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 massage parlor

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