creep joint

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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.