- fleabag
- noun Date: 1839 an inferior hotel or rooming house
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fleabag
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fleabag — ☆ fleabag [flē′bag΄] n. Slang a very cheap, dirty hotel … English World dictionary
fleabag — UK [ˈfliːˌbæɡ] / US [ˈflɪˌbæɡ] noun [countable] Word forms fleabag : singular fleabag plural fleabags 1) British someone or something that is dirty, or has a bad reputation 2) American a dirty cheap hotel Derived word: fleabag UK / US adjective … English dictionary
fleabag — noun a) A bed or sleeping bag. Hes become a real fleabag recently. Time for a bath! b) A place of shabby lodging, particularly a filthy hotel or run down apartm … Wiktionary
fleabag — flea|bag [ˈfli:bæg] n informal 1.) BrE a dirty animal or person that you dislike 2.) AmE also fleabag hotel a cheap dirty hotel … Dictionary of contemporary English
fleabag — [“flibAg] n. a cheap hotel; a flophouse. □ I won’t stay in this fleabag for one minute. □ Rocko never stays in fleabags. He’s too proud. Sam doesn’t care … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
fleabag — Addressed in an unfriendly way to an elderly man by another man in The Occupation, by David Caute. This is an unusual extension of the slang use of ‘fleabag’, which is normally applied to an inferior horse (or to a mattress, sleeping bag, or… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
Fleabag Trilogy — The Fleabag Trilogy is a series of three fantasy children s novels by British author Beth Webb. Set in a fantasy world, the series chronicles the trials and tribulations of Gemma and her friend and companion, the titular character Fleabag, a… … Wikipedia
fleabag — /flee bag /, n. Slang. 1. a cheap, run down hotel or rooming house. 2. any shabby or low grade public establishment. 3. a worthless racehorse. 4. a dog, esp. one that is flea ridden. 5. a bed. 6. a sleeping bag. [1825 35; FLEA + BAG] * * * … Universalium
fleabag — Synonyms and related words: boardinghouse, dorm, dormitory, doss house, flophouse, guest house, hospice, hostel, hostelry, hotel, inn, lodging house, ordinary, pension, posada, pub, public, public house, roadhouse, rooming house, tavern … Moby Thesaurus
Fleabag — 1. dog; 2. infested with fleas; 3. shabby looking, despicable person; swine; 4. sleeping bag; 5. any worthless creature ridden with fleas … Dictionary of Australian slang
