fleabag

[flee-bag]

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noun Slang.

a cheap, run-down hotel or rooming house.
any shabby or low-grade public establishment.
a worthless racehorse.

a dog, especially one that is flea-ridden.
a bed.
a sleeping bag.

Origin of fleabag

First recorded in 1825–35; flea + bag

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The low pay, the poor lights, the fleabag hotels, the maniacal fans, the hopelessness of it all.
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British Dictionary definitions for fleabag

fleabag

noun slang

British a dirty or unkempt person
US a cheap or dirty hotel

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The low pay, the poor lights, the fleabag hotels, the maniacal fans, the hopelessness of it all.

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