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zefirus

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Portuguese
Does anyone know if "playpen" may also refer to a club or bar?

Thanks for your time.

Z
A quick Google search shows that "Playpen" is a name for several strip clubs 👁 Smile :)


I wouldn't say that this is a real meaning of the word "playpen" in English, however. People can give a club any name they like.

But I think it would be impossible to say "Tonight I want to go to a playpen with my friends". (Ludicrous, unless said by a baby.)
Does anyone know if "playpen" may also refer to a club or bar?
I feel that you need to give us context here. Why do you think playpen might refer to a club or bar? Have you seen a sentence that suggests it?
It comes from a travel guide on Sweden. There isn't much context.The section deals with clubs and bars and places one can go at night. I'm not sure it refers to a stripper club. It's more a clubbing scene. But I've never been to Stockolm. If it helps, it is british english.
"Swedish soap satrs, flowing champagne and look-at-me attitude set a decadent scene at this glitzy, multilevel playpen"

Thanks again
Ah, given this context, I would say that this is a metaphoric use of "playpen". So the idea is that this club is a place where rich/beautiful/sexy young people play, comparing the club to a place where babies play.
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