strip joint

noun

, Slang.

1. a nightclub or other establishment featuring striptease performances.

Word History and Origins

Origin of strip joint¹

First recorded in 1950–55; strip ¹( def ) (in the slang sense “to remove clothing”) + joint ( def ) (in the sense “disreputable place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a restaurant or nightclub”)

Example Sentences

After recovering from surgery and chemotherapy, she returned to Mary’s Club, Portland’s iconic downtown strip joint, proud of her new scars.

From Seattle Times

The article said Harry's then girlfriend Chelsy Davy "blew her top" about his "boozy" evening at a "sleazy strip joint", and included details of a phone call between the pair.

From BBC

San Jose’s fire chief says the city has taken disciplinary action after firefighters gave a woman in a bikini and heels a ride-along on a firetruck near a strip joint.

From Los Angeles Times

Nearly seven months after the San Jose Fire Department began an investigation into why firefighters allowed a bikini-clad woman in heels to join them for a ride-along near a strip joint, the fire chief said in a memo to the City Council that the crew had allowed the woman to ride inside the firetruck because “she persisted.”

From Los Angeles Times

The neon image of a louche Lady Justice, in an electric blue robe and a hot pink mask, greets the audience at the Golden Theater as if the place were a strip joint for lawyers.

From New York Times