massage parlor

noun

: an establishment that provides massage treatments
also : one offering sexual services in addition to or in lieu of massage

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His cousin wanted to start a legitimate therapeutic massage parlor. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 The signs of Meta, Circle, and AI House, and the logo of the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation were being taken down from the fronts of the buildings, revealing a bakery, a massage parlor, a schoolbook shop, a hotel. Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 In a city dense with massage parlors and salons, why manage another business when the hotel is near-perfect in every other regard? Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 Fiedler was caught during a business inspection at a Carrollton massage parlor, according to a copy of the offense report obtained by The Roys Report. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for massage parlor

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of massage parlor was in 1906

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“Massage parlor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/massage%20parlor. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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