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can house

can house noun: a brothel, bordello.

Noun

can house (plural can houses)

  1. (US, slang, mainly Chicago) A brothel, bordello.
    • I'm … lined up with a can house, and get my split on anybody I bring there. … The next time you boys want a girl, let me bring you there.1934, James T. Farrell, chapter 13, in The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan
    Synonyms:
    brothel

Synonyms of can house

Forms of can house

pluralcan houses

Origin of can house

From can + house.

Questions about can house

What does can house mean?
Can house means a brothel, bordello.
What part of speech is can house?
Can house is a noun.
What is the plural of can house?
The plural of can house is can houses.

Words near can house in the dictionary

  1. can do this all day
  2. can do with
  3. can haz
  4. can hook
  5. can hooks
  6. can house
  7. can houses
  8. can I buy you a drink
  9. can I come in
  10. can I help you
  11. can I smoke

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