as in brothel
a building in which prostitutes are available
a frontier mining town that had few diversions other than the local bawdy house
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Recent Examples of bawdy house
The city has sued a handful of property owners seeking to label their properties as public nuisances under the state's bawdy house statute.
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Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2019
There was probably at least one bawdy house, but it isn’t mentioned.
—Arthur Hart, idahostatesman, 7 Apr. 2018
Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2019
There was probably at least one bawdy house, but it isn’t mentioned.
—Arthur Hart, idahostatesman, 7 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bawdy house
brothel
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But Lawrence reminds her that the brothel is in full lockdown following her and Moira’s murder of a guardian.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Elevated, or maybe lowered: lowered to the tavern, the dungeon, the brothel.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Bawdy house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bawdy%20house. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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