fleshpots

/ (ˈflɛʃˌpɒts) /


pl noften facetious
  1. luxurious or self-indulgent living

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

Origin of fleshpots

1
C16: from the Biblical use as applied to Egypt (Exodus 16:3)

Words Nearby fleshpots

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How to use fleshpots in a sentence

  • We put our hand to the plough, but we turn our heads and look to our Egypt and its fleshpots.

    By order of the company | Mary Johnston
  • Eating your groatsworth of mou en civet, fleshpots of Egypt, elbowed by belching cabmen.

    Ulysses | James Joyce
  • But such kindly reflection was not Lilly's—fleshpots and life alike were unsavory.

    Just Around the Corner | Fannie Hurst
  • You know very well that the term 'fleshpots' referred to what was in the pots, not to the pots themselves.

    April's Lady | Margaret Wolfe Hungerford
  • Have you ever known one of these smooth religious fellows who wasn't keen after the fleshpots when his chance came?

    V. V.'s Eyes | Henry Sydnor Harrison