as in brothel
a building in which prostitutes are available
a frontier mining town that had few diversions other than the local bawdy house
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Recent Examples of bawdy house
She was convicted of prostitution and keeping a bawdy house, according to the DHS.
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Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
All of the women working in the bawdy houses are modest and never look lascivious because, Lord knows, that would be horrific.
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Literary Hub,
30 Oct. 2025
The city has sued a handful of property owners seeking to label their properties as public nuisances under the state's bawdy house statute.
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Mary Spicuzza,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
31 Oct. 2019
There was probably at least one bawdy house, but it isn’t mentioned.
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Arthur Hart,
idahostatesman,
7 Apr. 2018
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
All of the women working in the bawdy houses are modest and never look lascivious because, Lord knows, that would be horrific.
—
Literary Hub,
30 Oct. 2025
The city has sued a handful of property owners seeking to label their properties as public nuisances under the state's bawdy house statute.
—
Mary Spicuzza,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
31 Oct. 2019
There was probably at least one bawdy house, but it isn’t mentioned.
—
Arthur Hart,
idahostatesman,
7 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bawdy house
brothel
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Days later, she was taken to a brothel to service up to 30 clients per day.
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Though at least one of his movies was a success, John eventually left the industry to work as a greeter for a brothel in Nevada.
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“Bawdy house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bawdy%20house. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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