cathouseとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Compound of cat +‎ house.

発音

• IPA: /ˈkat.haʊs/

名詞

cathouse (plural cathouses)

1. (US, slang) A brothel.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:brothel

   • 1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “Don’t Cry, Ma”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 1 (1899–1923: A Nothin’ but a Child), page 5:

     Do you know how he spent years watching the droopy chicks in cathouses, listening to his cellmates moaning low behind the bars […] ?

2. (rare, literally) Any small house, structure or fold used to house a cat.
   • 2012, Chrystal Parker, Daily Dose of Dogs (Aka Cats with Your Coffee), page 490:

     Alot of great work is being done all throughout blog land in terms of raising the money to build a cathouse for homeless kitties here at the daily dose.

参考

• red light district
• prostitute

アナグラム

• house cat, housecat, outchase, hot sauce, soutache, achetous