knocking shop



knocking shop

A brothel. Primarily heard in UK. Everyone knows that old tavern used to be a knocking shop.
See also: knock, shop

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JonnyJAHN-eeEnglish
MÁIrtÍN-Irish
Armelle-French
Mustapha-Arabic
BonnieBAHN-eeEnglish
Matildamə-TIL-də (English), MAH-teel-dah (Finnish)English, Swedish, Finnish