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Meanings
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soapland; brothel with bathing
A type of brothel in Japan where customers bathe with sex workers. The term is wasei-eigo (Japanese-made English) and is widely understood in Japan.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English)
Soaplands are a type of adult entertainment business.
He said he had been to a soapland.
Usage patterns
- ソープランドに行くto go to a soapland
He took a business client to a soapland as part of entertaining him.
- ソープランドで働くto work at a soapland
She works at a soapland to pay off her debts.