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joy houses

joy houses is the plural of joy house.

Meaning of joy house

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

Questions about joy houses

What is joy houses the plural of?
Joy houses is the plural of joy house.

Words near joy houses in the dictionary

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

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