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fleabag

American  
[flee-bag] / ˈfliˌbæg /

noun

Slang.

  1. a cheap, run-down hotel or rooming house.

  2. any shabby or low-grade public establishment.

  3. a worthless racehorse.

  4. a dog, especially one that is flea-ridden.

  5. a bed.

  6. a sleeping bag.

fleabag British  
/ ˈfliːˌbæɡ /

noun

  1. a dirty or unkempt person

  2. a cheap or dirty hotel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fleabag

First recorded in 1825–35; flea + bag

Example Sentences

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Fleabag writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge is behind the script for the show, based on the hit video game series first released in 1996.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The show has been created and written by fellow Brit, Fleabag creator and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge - marking the first major work to come out of her big Amazon deal announced back in 2019.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

Angela Chase was a flawed female protagonist who both challenged and thrilled viewers long before Fleabag, Hannah Horvath — or, for that matter, Carrie Bradshaw.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024

Sure, this sequel may be unnecessary, Dana Stevens writes—but she quite enjoyed watching Indy travel around with Fleabag, punching Nazis.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2023

We call him Fleabag, for he looks like it.

From In Flanders Fields and Other Poems by Macphail, Andrew, Sir

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