creep joint
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
A brothel or other disreputable or low-class place, especially where patrons are robbed.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Took my public-school training in three jails and a plenty of pool-rooms, went to college in a gang of tea-pads, earned my Ph.D. in more creep joints and speakeasies and dancehalls than the law allows.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
A gambling game which moves to a different location every night.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “creep joint” mean?
A brothel or other disreputable or low-class place, especially where patrons are robbed.
Is “creep joint” formal or informal?
creep joint is generally slang.