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fleabag
[ flee-bag ]
/ ˈfliˌbæg /
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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.
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Words nearby fleabag
F.L.B., fld., fl. dr., fldxt, flea, fleabag, fleabane, flea beetle, fleabite, flea-bitten, flea collar
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How to use fleabag in a sentence
The low pay, the poor lights, the fleabag hotels, the maniacal fans, the hopelessness of it all.
The Great Paul Hemphill Celebrates the Long Gone Birmingham Barons|Paul Hemphill|March 29, 2014|DAILY BEASTI know it's your room, sir, and any old fleabag would do for me, but it's all Joan and Mrs. Esdaile.
A Case in Camera|Oliver Onions
British Dictionary definitions for fleabag
fleabag
/ (ˈfliːˌbæɡ) /
noun slang
British a dirty or unkempt person
US a cheap or dirty hotel
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