whorehouse

[hawr-hous, hohr- or, often, hoo r-] /ˈhɔrˌhaʊs, ˈhoʊr- or, often, ˈhʊər-/

noun, plural whorehouses

[hawr-hou-ziz, hohr- or, often, hoo r-] /ˈhɔrˌhaʊ zɪz, ˈhoʊr- or, often, ˈhʊər-/ (Show IPA)

a house or apartment in which prostitutes are available for hire; house of prostitution; brothel.

Origin

1300-50; Middle English hoore-hows. See whore, house

British Dictionary definitions for whorehouse

/ˈhɔːˌhaʊs/

noun

another word for brothel

Slang definitions & phrases for whorehouse

adjective

Of a gaudiness or bad taste befitting a cheap brothel; honky-tonk: The room is painted a sort of whorehouse pink (1940s+)