fleapit

American  

[flee-pit] / ˈfliˌpɪt /

noun

British Slang.

1. a shabby public place, especially a run-down movie theater.

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fleapit British  

/ ˈfliːˌpɪt /

noun

1. informal a shabby cinema or theatre

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Etymology

Origin of fleapit

First recorded in 1935–40; flea + pit ¹

Example Sentences

Bacon was intensely aware of this culture, which connected left-bank bookshops with fleapit hotels.

From The Guardian

“Craig Salt's yacht's over in Poole, so he drove over to address the troops. Couldn't just swan off to the local fleapit with you, I'm afraid.”

From Literature

So I was in this fleapit in Cairo, which has probably long since burned down, called the Oxford hotel.

From The Guardian

I filmed other gigs too, such as at the Roxy cinema - a terrible old fleapit in Harlesden which happened to share the same name.

From BBC

Anything that sounds like its been written in a Nashville fleapit at 3am after yer woman done gone left ye is fine by me.

From The Guardian

Related Words

• cinema
• movie house
• multiplex