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cathouse

noun

ˈkat-ˌhau̇s

Definition of cathouse

as in brothel

a building in which prostitutes are available soldiers on leave looking for a cathouse in the tenderloin

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Recent Examples of cathouse The cathouse madam Billie (played with authority and delight by Kate Shindle) has more to do than before. — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2018

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brothel

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In the movie, a local brothel — the Devil’s Playhouse — becomes the target of a TV preacher, forcing the town’s sheriff, who happens to be a frequent customer, to save it.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
Though Diestel went on to make clear that no one was proposing to turn bedrooms into brothels, introducing sexuality into a sacred context was enough to shake the little world of interconnected townspeople.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

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