Green’s Dictionary of Slang

casa n.¹

a house, a brothel.

c.1698		B.E. Dict. Canting Crew.
1708		J. Hall Memoirs (1714).
1725		New Canting Dict.
a.1790		H.T. Potter New Dict. Cant (1795).
1809		G. Andrewes Dict. Sl. and Cant.
1823		Egan Grose’s Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue.
1850		Man of Pleasure’s Illus. Pocket-book n.p.: MADAME LEMIERCIER, PRIORY, WANDSWORTH ROAD. This casey is to be found by a brazen plate on the door, signifying, ‘A Seminary for Young Ladies.’ This we dub the artful dodge.
1859		Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc. 17: CASA, a house.
1861		(con. 1840s–50s) H. Mayhew London Labour and London Poor III 139/2: ‘The casa will parker our nabs multi’ means, – This house will tumble down.
1862		Mayhew & Binny Criminal Prisons of London 6: The term ‘carser,’ for a gentleman’s house (Italian casa), has been borrowed from the organ boys.
1873		J. Mair Hbk of Phrases 99: Casa, a country house.
1883		N. Devon Jrnl 8 Feb. 7/2: [from The Echo] From the Italian we get the thieves’ slang term casa for house.
1890		Music Hall & Theatre Rev. 5 July 7/2: [of the Empire Music Hall] All they do at the casar in Leicester Square is up to the [illeg.] of flutes.
1891		Birmingham Dly Post 31 Mar. 3/4: I append a few cant words and expressiouis as a curiosity for those who take an interest in the subject: [...] casa, crib, ken, or kenna (house).
1905		Sporting Times 11 Mar. 2/3: I would be seeing Anita Martina home to the little casa in Ampthill Square.
1939		Howsley Argot: Dict. of Und. Sl.
1946		D. Hill ‘Chalky’ in Lehmann Penguin New Writing No. 28 179: I know a casa where we can get plenty of vino – and egg and chips.
1966		‘Tom Pendleton’ Iron Orchard (1967) 296: What do you think of the ‘casa’?
2004		J. Ellroy ‘Hollywood Fuck Pad’ in Destination: Morgue! (2004) 248: Luis’s hip hacienda. A kooky kasa in Coldwater Canyon.
2021		J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 204: Jack’s sublet the comrade’s casa.

In compounds

Casa Grande (n.) [play on big house n. (4)]

(N.Z. prison) Paremoremo Prison.

2001

D. Looser Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 37/2: Casa Grande n. Paremoremo Prison.