massage parlor

noun

a commercial establishment providing massages.
a commercial establishment providing sexual services under the guise of offering massages.

Origin of massage parlor

First recorded in 1910–15

Just six days earlier, on March 16, a mass shooting occurred at three spas and massage parlors in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
What Counts as a Mass Shooting? Why So Much of America's Gun Violence Gets Overlooked | Josiah Bates | March 30, 2021 | Time
Every day on her way to work, Emma Thompson used to pass an innocuous-looking massage parlor a few blocks from her London home.
The Story That Broke Emma Thompson's Heart | Rebecca Dana, Benjamin Sarlin | June 15, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Deng Yujiao was an ordinary girl from Hubei Province in central China, a receptionist in a massage parlor in her hometown.
Chinese Women's Wakeup Call | Huang Hung | March 18, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Emma Thompson used to walk by a nondescript massage parlor on her way to the Underground stop near her London home.
Hollywood's Sex-Slave Crusade | Dana Goldstein | November 11, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
The Darling massage parlor is one of many such places in Bangkok and far from the most opulent, luxurious, or popular.
A Harem for Every Man | Richard Bernstein | June 4, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST

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