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单词 no-tell motel
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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.
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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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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).
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