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fleapit

American  
[flee-pit] / ˈfliˌpɪt /

noun

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


fleapit British  
/ ˈfliːˌpɪt /

noun

  1. informal a shabby cinema or theatre

"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 fleapit

First recorded in 1935–40; flea + pit 1

Example Sentences

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

From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2019

It’s a bit of a fleapit but in walking distance to the Condé Nast HQ at 350 Madison Avenue.

From MSNBC • Nov. 15, 2017

It’s a bit of a fleapit but in walking distance to the Condé Nast HQ at 350 Madison Avenue.

From MSNBC • Nov. 15, 2017

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

From The Guardian • Nov. 7, 2015

“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 "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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