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joy house

joy house noun: a brothel.

Noun

joy house (plural joy houses)

  1. (US, slang) A brothel.
    • ‘You try her,’ Nulty said. ‘I ain't been in a joy house in twenty years.’1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 18

Forms of joy house

pluraljoy houses

Questions about joy house

What does joy house mean?
Joy house means a brothel.
What part of speech is joy house?
Joy house is a noun.
What is the plural of joy house?
The plural of joy house is joy houses.

Words near joy house in the dictionary

  1. Joy Cons
  2. joy division
  3. joy divisions
  4. joy girl
  5. joy girls
  6. joy house
  7. joy houses
  8. joy juice
  9. joy killer
  10. joy killers
  11. Joy plot

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