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MASSAGE PARLOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does massage parlor mean?
• MASSAGE PARLOR (noun)
The noun MASSAGE PARLOR has 2 senses:
1. a place where illicit sex is available under the guise of therapeutic massage
2. a business establishment that offers therapeutic massage
Familiarity information: MASSAGE PARLOR used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A place where illicit sex is available under the guise of therapeutic massage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("massage parlor" is a kind of...):
bagnio; bawdyhouse; bordello; brothel; cathouse; house of ill repute; house of prostitution; sporting house; whorehouse (a building where prostitutes are available)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A business establishment that offers therapeutic massage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("massage parlor" is a kind of...):
business establishment; place of business (an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered)
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