fleshpots

British  

/ ˈflɛʃˌpɒts /

plural noun

1. luxurious or self-indulgent living

2. places, such as striptease clubs, where bodily desires are gratified or titillated

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Etymology

Origin of fleshpots

C16: from the Biblical use as applied to Egypt (Exodus 16:3)

Example Sentences

Sarris began his Village Voice review with a dig: “A covey of high-flying, high-sounding critics have managed to save ‘Pretty Poison’ from a fate worse than death in the fleshpots of 42nd Street.”

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2018

The formula circulated the fleshpots of port cities, eventually nestling in the ear of Toby Cecchini, a bartender at Keith McNally’s Odeon in New York.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2013

St. Augustine’s “Confessions,” at the very beginning of Christian philosophy, dwells extensively on Augustine’s bohemian youth amid the fleshpots of Carthage, and gets pretty boring after he finds the Lord.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2013

Outside the window to my left is the Pacific, while outside the one to my right are the fleshpots and fairgrounds of Venice Beach.

From The Guardian • Aug. 18, 2011

As was to be expected, I continued for some time to long for "the fleshpots of Egypt," for I was much attached to my profession.

From Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft by Straus, Oscar S.