- knocking shop
- Noun. A brothel.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
knocking shop
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knocking shop — noun Etymology: from gerund of knock “to copulate with”, from knock (I) slang Britain : brothel * * * knockˈing shop or knocking shop noun (slang) A brothel … Useful english dictionary
knocking-shop — a brothel Derived from the obsolete knock but still a common usage: At the fifth knocking shop, I struck pure gold. (Fraser, 1971: the gold was figurative he had found a bawd to hide him) Formerly also as knocking house, knocking… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
knocking-shop — knockˈing shop or knocking shop noun (slang) A brothel • • • Main Entry: ↑knock … Useful english dictionary
knocking shop — n British a brothel. A popular light hearted term now used to refer to a seducer s lair or any scene of promiscuity, as well as to a genuine bordello. The euphemism was recorded with the latter meaning in the mid 19th century. ► Life here was… … Contemporary slang
knocking shop — /ˈnɒkɪŋ ʃɒp/ (say noking shop) noun Colloquial a brothel. Also, knock shop. {from obsolete sense of knock to have sexual intercourse} …
knocking shop — noun Brothel. Always reminds me of one of the costlier knocking shops, you know Maison Japonaise … Wiktionary
knocking shop — • brothel … Londonisms dictionary
knocking shop — noun Brit. informal a brothel … English new terms dictionary
(a) knocking shop — British, very informal, Australian, very informal a place where men pay to have sex with women. People say it s a knocking shop but I ve never seen anything going on … New idioms dictionary
knocking — Criticism, knocking shop Brothel … A concise dictionary of English slang
