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1. a commercial establishment providing massages.2. a commercial establishment providing sexual services under the guise of offering massages.[1910-15]
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massage parlor — noun Date: 1906 an establishment that provides massage treatments; also one offering sexual services in addition to or in lieu of massage … New Collegiate Dictionary
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massage parlor — n. place that provides massage treatments to paying customers; brothel that includes sexual massages … English contemporary dictionary
massage parlour — massage parlours N COUNT A massage parlour is a place where people go and pay for a massage. Some places that are called massage parlours are in fact places where people pay to have sex. (in AM, use massage parlor) … English dictionary
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