no-tell moteln.

Brit.

/ˈnəʊˌtɛl ˈməʊˌtɛl/,

/ˈnɛʊˌtɛl məˈtɛl/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊˌtɛl ˈmoʊˌtɛl/,

/ˈnoʊˌtɛl moʊˈtɛl/

Forms: 1900s– no-tell motel, 1900s– no-tel motel. Also with capital initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adj., tell n.¹, motel n.

Etymology: < no adj. + tell n.¹ + motel n.

U.S. slang.

A motel which is used for illicit assignations between lovers; a disreputable, cheap, or run-down motel.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > public lodging-places > [noun] > cheap, dirty, or run-down lodging house or hotel

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no-tell motel1961

roach motel1982

1961 N.Y. Times 11 Feb. 27 They go on to ..screamingly funny misadventures at a local drive-in and a ‘no-tell motel’.

1974 Valley News (Van Nuys, Calif) 25 Jan. 25/3 A crude tripod camera grinding away in black and white at the No Tell Motel.

1976 National Lampoon Sept. 3 Miss Francis is currently suing the No Tell Motel.

1986 Smithsonian Mar. 134 The motel as a locale for sin was a standard part of its image... People joked about the ‘No-tell Motel’.

1999 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) May 134/2 Have you got a road fever that only a diet of no-tell motels, truck stops, and bars with mechanical bulls can cure?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	no-tell motel
释义	no-tell moteln. Brit. /ˈnəʊˌtɛl ˈməʊˌtɛl/, /ˈnɛʊˌtɛl məˈtɛl/, U.S. /ˈnoʊˌtɛl ˈmoʊˌtɛl/, /ˈnoʊˌtɛl moʊˈtɛl/ Forms: 1900s– no-tell motel, 1900s– no-tel motel. Also with capital initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adj., tell n.¹, motel n. Etymology: < no adj. + tell n.¹ + motel n. U.S. slang. A motel which is used for illicit assignations between lovers; a disreputable, cheap, or run-down motel. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > public lodging-places > [noun] > cheap, dirty, or run-down lodging house or hotel rope1836 twopenny rope1836 bughouse1840 bug trap1851 hash house1865 fleabag1907 no-tell motel1961 roach motel1982 1961 N.Y. Times 11 Feb. 27 They go on to ..screamingly funny misadventures at a local drive-in and a ‘no-tell motel’. 1974 Valley News (Van Nuys, Calif) 25 Jan. 25/3 A crude tripod camera grinding away in black and white at the No Tell Motel. 1976 National Lampoon Sept. 3 Miss Francis is currently suing the No Tell Motel. 1986 Smithsonian Mar. 134 The motel as a locale for sin was a standard part of its image... People joked about the ‘No-tell Motel’. 1999 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) May 134/2 Have you got a road fever that only a diet of no-tell motels, truck stops, and bars with mechanical bulls can cure? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1961
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