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grind house
noun
a theatre exhibiting continuous shows or films of a sexual or violent nature US, 1929- Past the souvenir shops, past the grind houses where the fags hang out[.] — Rogue for Men, p. 46, June 1956
- Their budgets seldom exceed one hundred thousand dollars, which can be recouped in a string of rather shady movie "grind" houses scattered across the country. — Michael Milner, Sex on Celluloid, p. 18, 1964
- If it’s raining I have to work the theaters and grind-houses, and it’s dark in there so the most I can expect is five dollars for a movie job. — Johnny Shearer, The Male Hustler, p. 72, 1966
- Ain’t another grind house in the big apple that can match that. — Screw, p. 7, 12 January 1970
- The grind houses proclaim their programs in the most explicit terms, glaring posters promote the attractions of topless go-go-dancer joints. — Bernhardt J. Hurwood, The Sensuous New York, p. 21, 1973
- The Anco was the raunchiest, most dilapidated Deuce grindhouse of them all. — Bill Landis, Sleazoid Express, p. 79, 2002
- [S]ome of them are movies I used to take three-hour bus rides to see at all-night grindhouses and revival theatres[.] — Quentin Tarantino, Uncut, p. 66, November 2003
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