cathouse
/ˈkat.haʊs/
cathouse noun: a brothel.
Noun
cathouse (plural cathouses)
- A brothel.
- Do you know how he spent years watching the droopy chicks in cathouses, listening to his cellmates moaning low behind the bars […]?1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “Don’t Cry, Ma”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 1 (1899–1923: A Nothin’ but a Child), page 5
- Synonyms:
- academy, bagnio, bawdy house, bawdy-house, bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, brothel house, cat house, cat-house
- Any small house, structure or fold used to house a cat.
- Alot^([sic]) of great work is being done all throughout blog land in terms of raising the money to build a cathouse for homeless kitties here at the daily dose.2012, Chrystal Parker, Daily Dose of Dogs (Aka Cats with Your Coffee), page 490
Synonyms of cathouse
- academy
- bagnio
- bawdy house
- bawdy-house
- bawdyhouse
- bordello
- brothel
- brothel house
- cat house
- cat-house
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Forms of cathouse
| plural | cathouses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cat-house |
| alternative form | cat house |
Origin of cathouse
Compound of cat + house.
Questions about cathouse
- What does cathouse mean?
- Cathouse means a brothel.
- What part of speech is cathouse?
- Cathouse is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cathouse?
- Cathouse is pronounced /ˈkat.haʊs/.
- What is the plural of cathouse?
- The plural of cathouse is cathouses.
Words near cathouse in the dictionary
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