no-tell motel
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Meaning · English
A love hotel; a motel where brief sexual encounters are sanctioned.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
There was no reason to pull off the interstate and drive twenty miles down a bumpy local road, just to stay in a dilapidated no-tell motel.
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 “no-tell motel” mean?
A love hotel; a motel where brief sexual encounters are sanctioned.
Is “no-tell motel” formal or informal?
no-tell motel is generally slang.