"house of ill fame" meaning in All languages combined

See house of ill fame on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-house of ill fame.ogg Forms: houses of ill fame [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|houses of ill fame}} house of ill fame (plural houses of ill fame)
  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) A brothel Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-house_of_ill_fame-en-noun-Vq3ycPhC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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