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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Meanwhile, the workers take nightmarish jobs in restaurants and massage parlors in China, weld on construction sites in an undisclosed Eastern European state, or on construction sites while living in miserable conditions in the Middle East with few—if any—human rights provisions. Sarah E. Mendelson, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2015 Brooklyn man charged with violent rape, detailed by prosecutors, and robbery of massage parlor worker Izzeddin was initially ordered held on $20,000 bail, but on Wednesday was released without bail after Alwi was arrested. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2024 The first feature from director-writer Constance Tsang, the Cannes Critics’ Week title Blue Sun Palace, is set in Flushing, Queens, where two migrants, Amy from Taiwan and Didi from China,work in a massage parlor and struggle to get by. Shannon L. Bowen, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024 Set in a massage parlor in Flushing, Queens, the film sees Amy and Didi navigate romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024 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 26 Dec. 2024.

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