can house

Meanings

nouncan house (plural can houses)

USslangmainly ChicagoA brothel, bordello.
I'm … lined up with a can house, and get my split on anybody I bring there. … The next time you boys want a girl, let me bring you there.
1934, James T. Farrell, chapter 13, in The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan
Synonyms: brothel

nounA brothel, bordello.

Similar

From can + house.

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APA

can house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/can%20house

MLA

“can house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/can%20house. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “can house,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/can%20house.