fleabag
[ flee-bag ]
/ ˈfliˌbæg /
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.
RELATED WORDS
tavern, house, motel, resort, inn, lodging, hostel, dump, caravansary, hospice, spa, hostelry, flophouse, auberge, roadhouse
Nearby words
- flea collar,
- flea in one's ear, a,
- flea market,
- flea-bitten,
- flea-flicker,
- fleabane,
- fleabite,
- fleam,
- fleapit,
- fleawort
Origin of fleabag
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Examples from the Web for fleabag
The low pay, the poor lights, the fleabag hotels, the maniacal fans, the hopelessness of it all.
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fleabag
/ (ˈfliːˌbæɡ) /
noun slang
British a dirty or unkempt person
US a cheap or dirty hotel
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