whorehouse n.
(N.Z. prison) a prison (in women’s prison sl.) [‘[F]rom the perception that most brothels are like Mount Eden Women’s Prison, “with a lot of concrete, and not a lot of lights” ’ Looser (2001)].
![]() | Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 203/1: whorehouse n. 1 a prison . |
In compounds
(US black) a prostitute who works in a brothel rather than on the streets [broad n.2 (2)].
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![]() | Drifter’s Luck 96: Ever since you set eyes on that whorehouse woman in Waxahachie, you can’t stick to a notion long enough to see it out. | |
![]() | 🌐 This whore was and was not his typical whorehouse girl. | Corpus of a Siam Mosquito|
![]() | Yankee Doodle Boychik Grows Up 95: This is no whorehouse broad. This is my girl. Clean as a whistle. |