massage parlor
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- noun
- /məˈsɑːʒ ˈpɑːrlər/
- NSFW
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salón de masajes
- Go to a massage parlor.
- Tenderloin massage parlors
Well, the son frequents like, some sort of massage parlor in Sapporo, Japan.
- Well, the son frequents like, some sort of massage parlor in Sapporo, Japan.
- What's your thoughts on men visiting escorts and massage parlours for happy endings?
- Or say you stop patronizing all massage parlors and use a massage chair instead?
- Have you ever seen a massage parlour raid?
- I, I would have to say that the day I went to that massage parlour, it was low.
Examples
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I had walked past that massage parlor at least two dozen times and, one day, I simply walked inside.
Fiction book (1990) -
Can you ever imagine your mother walking into a massage parlor?
Fiction book (1990) -
You met me in a massage parlor.
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Where did you get her from, an agency or a massage parlor?
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I worked in a massage parlor.
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I've come to your nonprofit because I want to do good; if I wanted to feel good, I'd go to a massage parlor.
Blog text (5) -
Well, the son frequents like, some sort of massage parlor in Sapporo, Japan.
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There's a sauna, there's a massage parlor as well... - Yeah.
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I opened my own massage parlor and we're doing a bang-up business.
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Can you direct me to the Heaven on Earth massage parlor, please?
Synonyms
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A place where people relax and get treatments like massages
How Legitimate
Surface Forms
Morphology
massage + parlor
The noun phrase is transparently compositional: 'massage' (the act/service of rubbing the body) plus 'parlor' (a room or business offering a particular service) yields a place where massages are given. Although there is a secondary euphemistic sense in some contexts (illegal sexual services), the primary, literal meaning is directly predictable from the constituents and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.
Etymology
Massage parlor combines massage and parlor. Parlor used to mean a room for guests, so imagine a quiet room where someone lies down and is gently rubbed to relax; that image explains why massage parlor means 'a business offering massages'.