massage parlor

noun

Synonyms of massage parlornext
: an establishment that provides massage treatments
also : one offering sexual services in addition to or in lieu of massage

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According to his affidavit, the couple owned a Van Nuys massage parlor that the LAPD investigated in 2019. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Gross was suspected of a gruesome murder of Ying Li, an employee at a massage parlor who was beheaded in her Northland apartment. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 Investigators went to the massage parlor and located the suspect, identified as 50-year-old Liangfu Zheng of Napa. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 In the early hours of the following morning, four referees who officiated the match were allegedly taken to a massage parlor by the KFA, which spent 760,000 Korean won ($536). — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for massage parlor

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First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of massage parlor was in 1906

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