haus pamuk

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From haus (“house”) +‎ pamuk (“prostitute”).

Noun

haus pamuk

  1. brothel
    • 2000, anonymous author, Kirap!‎[1]:
      Taim paia i bin kukim wanpela haus pamuk long ailan Puket, Tailan, inap 5-pela pamukmeri ol i dai long paia.
      When a fire broke out in a brothel on Phuket Island, a resort in southern Thailand, five prostitutes burned to death.
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