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den of iniquity

noun

Etymology

Unclear, but probably inspired by the “den of thieves” in the KJV Bible, which is a calque of Latin spēlunca latrōnum.

  1. derived from spēlunca latrōnum

Definitions

  1. A place of immoral behavior, often of a sexual type.

    • The young men made their preparations with alacrity, and, headed by this western patriarch, we proceeded at a rapid gait to surprize the tenants of this den of iniquity.
    • "Shet up!" I snarled. "I'm jest payin' yuh back for all the pain and humiliation I suffered in this den of iniquity—"

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