nanny shop
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
A brothel.
Register: archaic, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
I didn't think he'd be spending any money on a girl that night—he had the rail-carriage-glazed look of a tourist and the wide eyes of a man who's never been in a nanny shop before and just wants to take it all in.
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).
Common questions
What does “nanny shop” mean?
A brothel.
Is “nanny shop” formal or informal?
nanny shop is generally archaic, slang.