whore-house

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hawr, hohr or, often, hoo r noun, adjective hous]
- /hɔr, hoʊr or, often, hʊər noun, adjective haʊs/
- /hɔːr haʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawr, hohr or, often, hoo r noun, adjective hous]
- /hɔr, hoʊr or, often, hʊər noun, adjective haʊs/

Definition of whore-house word

noun plural whore-house a house or apartment in which prostitutes are available for hire; house of prostitution; brothel. 1

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Origin of whore-house

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

First recorded in 1300-50, whorehouse is from the Middle English word hoore-hows. See whore, house

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Parts of speech for Whore-house

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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whore-house popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% 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.