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joyhouse

joyhouse is the alternative form 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

Forms of joyhouse

pluraljoyhouses

Questions about joyhouse

What is joyhouse the alternative form of?
Joyhouse is the alternative form of joy house.

Words near joyhouse in the dictionary

  1. joyhood
  2. joyhop
  3. joyhopped
  4. joyhopping
  5. joyhops
  6. joyhouse
  7. joyhouses
  8. joying
  9. joyish
  10. joykiller
  11. joykillers

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