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cathouse

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kat′hous′)

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

cat•house (kat′hous′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -hous•es (-hou′ziz).USA pronunciation [Slang.]

Slang Termsbrothel;
whorehouse.

1595–1605, for earlier sense of siege tower; 1930–35 for current sense; cat¹ (in obsolete sense of harlot) + house

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