| 词汇 | chicken ranch |
| 词源 | chicken ranch. Unlike most sexual euphemisms, this syno- nym for “a brothel” takes its name from a real place. The origi- nal Chicken Ranch was a bordello in Gilbert, Texas, early in this century, so named because poor farmer clients often paid for their visits with chickens. It is celebrated in the play The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. |
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