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
MaynardMAY-nərdEnglish
Tharp[θa:p]
Lynne[lin]
CambriaKAM-bree-ə (English)Various
Ntombi-Southern African, Zulu
EdmÉ-French (Archaic)