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PRONUNCIATION OF SOAPLAND

soapland  [ˈsəʊpˌlænd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOAPLAND

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Soapland is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOAPLAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Soapland

Soapland , or sōpu, is a Japanglish word constructed from the two English words "soap" and "land" and is part of Japan's sex industry also known as Mizu shōbai. Since sexual intercourse for money is officially prohibited in Japan, many different types of brothels in Japan have been developed. In Soapland, clients engage in non-penetrative sex with prostitutes to achieve orgasm. Typically, male clients are laid upon a waterproof mattress where they are then covered in personal lubricant and massaged to orgasm by the female prostitute's body. This avoids the technicalities of the law by officially stating that the clubs do business where the client is bathed. Although the main clientele for soaplands are male, there are also a few soaplands specifically for female clients. There are various kinds of soaplands, and they are usually located in complexes with varying numbers of soaplands. Well-known complexes are located in Susukino in Sapporo, Yoshiwara and Kabukicho in Tokyo, Kawasaki, Kanazuen in Gifu, Ogoto in Shiga and Fukuhara in Kobe, Sagaminumata in Odawara and Nakasu in Fukuoka but there are many other areas, especially in onsen towns.

Definition of soapland in the English dictionary

The definition of soapland in the dictionary is a Japanese bathhouse and brothel. Other definition of soapland is soap operas collectively.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOAPLAND


cropland
ˈkrɒpˌlænd
Disneyland
ˈdɪznɪˌlænd
farmland
ˈfɑːmˌlænd
Gelderland
ˈɡɛldəˌlænd
heartland
ˈhɑːtˌlænd
homeland
ˈhəʊmˌlænd
Lakeland
ˈleɪkˌlænd
Lapland
ˈlæpˌlænd
Maryland
ˈmɛərɪˌlænd
outland
ˈaʊtˌlænd
overland
ˈəʊvəˌlænd
parkland
ˈpɑːkˌlænd
Queensland
ˈkwiːnzˌlænd
southland
ˈsaʊθˌlænd
swampland
ˈswɒmpˌlænd
Swaziland
ˈswɑːzɪˌlænd
Thailand
ˈtaɪˌlænd
timberland
ˈtɪmbəˌlænd
wasteland
ˈweɪstˌlænd
wonderland
ˈwʌndəˌlænd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOAPLAND

soapbox derby
soapbox orator
soapbox oratory
soapdish
soaper
soapflakes
soapie
soapier
soapies
soapiest
soapily
soapiness
soapless
soaplike
soapolallie
soaproot
soapstone
soapsuds
soapwort
soapy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOAPLAND

Cleveland
Copland
Coupland
Deutschland
England
Falkland
Finland
Greenland
holland
Iceland
Ireland
island
land
Nederland
New Zealand
Poland
Switzerland
upland
Wayland
Zealand

Synonyms and antonyms of soapland in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «soapland» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOAPLAND

Find out the translation of soapland to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of soapland from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «soapland» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

soapland
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

soapland
570 millions of speakers

English

soapland
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

soapland
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

soapland
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

soapland
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

soapland
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

soapland
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soapland
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sabun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Soapland
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ソープランド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

soapland
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Soapland
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

soapland
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

soapland
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सोपॅंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Soapland
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

soapland
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

soapland
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

soapland
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

soapland
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Soapland
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soapland
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

soapland
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

soapland
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soapland

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOAPLAND»

The term «soapland» is regularly used and occupies the 63.689 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOAPLAND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «soapland» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «soapland» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about soapland

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOAPLAND»

Discover the use of soapland in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soapland and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Medicine's Moving Pictures: Medicine, Health, and Bodies in ...
James Thurber, "Soapland," New Yorker, May 15, 1948, 34. This five-part series was reprinted in The Beast in Me and Other Animals (New York: Harcourt Brace, 1973), 191-26o. 33. Thurber, "Soapland," 38. 34. Allen, Speaking of Soaps, 15.
Leslie J. Reagan, Nancy Tomes, Paula A. Treichler, 2007
2
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1975: ...
A679937 2211 Soapland 1—0 pioneers! R612004 2864 Soapland 2—I vorytow? , Rinsoville, Anacinburg and Crisco Corners. R612005 2864 Soapland 3 — Sculptors in ivory. R612006 2864 Soapland 4 — The Invisible people. R612008  ...
Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 1977
3
A Word from Our Sponsor: Admen, Advertising, and the Golden ...
James Thurber, ''Soapland,'' New Yorker, 29 May 1948, 31. 52. Robert LaGuardia , Soap World (N.p.: Arbor House, 1983), 20. 53. Thurber, ''Soapland,'' 31. 54. Stedman, The Serials, 335. 55. Quoted in Stedman, The Serials, 341. 56. Corley  ...
Cynthia B. Meyers, 2013
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Literary Journalism on Trial: Masson V. New Yorker and the ...
He complained that this was the kind of person he had needed — and had expressed the need for — to help him on the "Soapland" series: I say without passion or anger that this slip is of the kind that will occur and occur again if we do not ...
Kathy Roberts Forde, 2008
5
Saturday Night
The queer reality of Soapland by Morris Wolfe "A soap opera is a kind of sandwich," wrote James Thurber in 1948. The recipe, he said, is simple: " Between thick slices of advertising, spread twelve minutes of dialogue, add predicament, villainy ...
‎1978
6
Ruby Parker: Film Star
Join teenage starlet Ruby Parker as she leaves Soapland and progresses to her first major movie audition! Is there really life after soap? Find out in this hilarious novel for star-struck girls.
Rowan Coleman, 2009
7
Fireside Politics: Radio and Political Culture in the United ...
25-26. 50. For women in Canadian broadcasting see McNeil and Wolfe,. 30. Arnold, Broadcast Advertising, p. 65. 31. Hilmes, Radio Voices, p. 148. 32. Waller , Radio: The Fifth Estate, p. 1 16. 3 3 . Thurber, "Soapland," in Susman, ed., Culture ...
Douglas B. Craig, 2005
8
21st Century Japan: A New Sun Rising
The Photograph That Wasn't: I came across one day a bank of soapland establishments in a narrow back alley of interior Susukino, Sapporo's entertainment district. The advertising billboard outside one place caught my particular attention.
Trevor Harrison, 2008
9
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2013
In the evenings, it was Miyamoto's task to escort the gaijin to the massage parlors known as “soapland,” where customers can enjoy a bath, a massage, and sex. Eventually, some yakuza extorted the public-relations firm, threatening to go to ...
Dave Eggers, 2013
10
Glass Geishas
'Was it dangerous, working in soapland?' 'A little,' said Mama. 'In soapland, no matter how good the manager is, you're really on your own. It's lonely. Your only company all day are your clients, and you're in a room with a little window and not ...
Susanna Quinn, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOAPLAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soapland is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tokyo cops arrest yakuza for extortion of soapland
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Monday arrested an organized crime member for extorting a soapland bathhouse in Taito Ward, reports TBS News ... «The Tokyo Reporter, Jul 15»
2
Bye bye Betty, Emmerdale and Soapland will never be the same …
She turned that gossiping, giggling, meddling pensioner into a telly icon. And as she said herself last week, she's irreplaceable. Soaps need their dramas and ... «Mirror.co.uk, May 15»
3
Soap Weddings: The 'Coronation Street', 'EastEnders' And …
We love a good wedding here at HuffPost Entertainment, but let's be honest - watching Soapland's couples unite in front of their friends, family, lovers and ... «Huffington Post UK, May 15»
4
Why do soapland businesses get busted for prostitution?
In 1951, the first soapland bathhouse was established in Tokyo's Higashi Ginza district. Since then, the provision of full sex to customers has been akin to ... «The Tokyo Reporter, May 15»
5
Fukuoka cops bust elite sex chain for prostitution
Between February 2 and 27, three female employees of soapland bathhouse Grand Opera, located in the Nakasu district of Hakata Ward, are alleged to have ... «The Tokyo Reporter, May 15»
6
British soapland invades America: As Sam Strike lands huge movie …
But for some, that dream just isn't big enough and they set their sights across the pond and while for most, that dream ends in tears, a select few slip manage to ... «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
7
Chinese tourists exacting 'revenge' at soaplands in Tokyo's Yoshiwara
The area's soapland bathhouses are undergoing a bit of an “internationalization” drive in an effort to woo big spenders from the Communist nation — but at a ... «The Tokyo Reporter, Jan 15»
8
Emmerdale's week ahead: A typically disastrous Soapland wedding …
There are two things guaranteed to bring chaos and mayhem to Soapland. One is a wedding, the other is a planned surprise. Put the two together and you have ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 15»
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Soapland employee threatens Tokyo doctor over Kabukicho host
“But Yokoyama, who works at a soapland in Kabukicho, had been diligently sponsoring a number-one host at a club when he appeared on television with ... «The Tokyo Reporter, Nov 14»
10
Osaka's Hashimoto submits to soapland sex but not 'entertainment'
Inside the article, Bunshun claimed that Hashimoto, who became mayor in 2011, frequented soapland bathhouses via the monetary support of the Tobita ... «The Tokyo Reporter, Nov 14»

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