Bordello

/bɔːrˈdɛloʊ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A house where people engage in sexual activity with prostitutes.

The police raided the bordello in the downtown area last night.

A brothel or a place of sexual services, often with a more upscale connotation.

He was surprised to find such lavish decor inside the bordello.

An establishment that provides sexual services, sometimes catering to specific clienteles.

In the bordello, discretion was promised to all its visitors.

Italian 'bordello', diminutive of 'bordo' meaning 'edge, border'.

running a bordello

To manage or operate a brothel.

bordello conditions

Referring to a place that is disorganized or associated with immoral activities.

prostitution

The act of engaging in sexual activity for payment.

sex worker

A person who provides sexual services for money.

escort

A person who accompanies another for social purposes, often involved in providing sexual services.

A term used mockingly or humorously to describe a chaotic or disorganized situation.

That party turned into a complete bordello by midnight.

A derogatory term for any establishment perceived as immoral or sleazy.

He referred to the bar as a bordello since it attracted all the wrong crowds.