Noun: massage parlor
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: massage parlour)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: massage parlour)
- A business establishment that offers therapeutic massage
"She booked an appointment at the local massage parlor to relieve her back pain";
- massage parlour [Brit, Cdn]
- A place where illicit sex is available under the guise of therapeutic massage
"The police raided several suspected illegal massage parlors in the city";
- massage parlour [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: massage parlors
Type of: brothel, business establishment, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, place of business, sporting house [N. Amer]
Encyclopedia: Massage parlor