Four Floors of Whores

English

Alternative forms

• 4 Floors of Whores
• Four Floors

Etymology

Chosen for the rhyme between floor and whore. So called because the first four floors of the Orchard Towers was a major brothel before 2023.

Proper noun

Four Floors of Whores

1. (Singapore, slang) The Orchard Towers, which was known for its rampant prostitution.
   • 2018 July 1, P. Silvam, “Sex, spas, sleaze: what Orchard Road of Singapore hides in plain sight”, in South China Morning Post‎^[1]:

     Built in 1975, the 18-storey office building is notorious for its assortment of girlie bars, massage parlours and seedy nightlife that occupy four storeys, earning it the nickname “Four Floors of Whores”.

   • 2019 July 13, Andrew Koay, Tanya Ong, “I went clubbing at Orchard Towers. I felt slightly out of place, but then again, not really.”, in Mothership (website)‎^[2]:

     Orchard Towers, sometimes known as the "Four Floors Of Whores", belongs to what many would dub the seedier side of town.

   • 2023 July 4, Marielle Descalsota, “Nightclub doors at Singapore's ‘4 Floors of Whores’ are closing for good in less than 30 days.”, in Business Insider‎^[3]: