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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Reports indicate that victims are being brought to Fort Worth from outside the United States and other Texas cities, such as Waco, to work at massage parlors, police said. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025 Upon arrival, the canna-spa appears like other massage parlors. Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2025 Warrants at massage parlors lead to arrests According to the release, arrests were made between October and early November. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024 His cousin wanted to start a legitimate therapeutic massage parlor. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for massage parlor

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 13 Mar. 2025.

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