"joy house" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-joy house.ogg [Australia] Forms: joy houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} joy house (plural joy houses)
  1. (US slang) A brothel. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-joy_house-en-noun-wJVKP7py Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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