flophouse

[ flop-hous ]

/ ˈflɒpˌhaʊs /

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noun, plural flop·hous·es [flop-hou-ziz]. /ˈflɒpˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a cheap, run-down hotel or rooming house.

Origin of flophouse

First recorded in 1890–95; flop + house

Words nearby flophouse

floor-work, floozy, flop, flop-eared, flop forging, flophouse, flopover, flopperoo, floppers, floppy, floppy disk

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Example sentences from the Web for flophouse

They dress in clothing from the flophouse lost-and-found and are groomed with a hacksaw and gravel rake.
Up to a Point: They Made Me Write About Lena Dunham|P. J. O’Rourke|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his hand is a Bloody Mary, and his eyelids hang down his face like two broken blinds in a flophouse.
The Stacks: Mr. Bad Taste and Trouble Himself: Robert Mitchum|Robert Ward|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The theater job proves temporary, and after weeks of couch surfing McClear finds a bed at a flophouse called the Malibu Hotel.
'The Last of the Live Nude Girls': Sheila McClear’s Memoir|David Goodwillie|December 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The walls were paper-thin, and he could hear all comings-and-goings at his end of the flophouse.
Exclusive Excerpt: MLK's Haunting Final Hours|Hampton Sides|April 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for flophouse

flophouse

/ (ˈflɒpˌhaʊs) /

noun

US and Canadian slang a cheap lodging house, esp one used by trampsAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): dosshouse

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单词	flophouse
释义	flophouse [ flop-hous ] / ˈflɒpˌhaʊs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flophouse ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural flop·hous·es [flop-hou-ziz]. /ˈflɒpˌhaʊ zɪz/. a cheap, run-down hotel or rooming house. Origin of flophouse First recorded in 1890–95; flop + house Words nearby flophouse floor-work, floozy, flop, flop-eared, flop forging, flophouse, flopover, flopperoo, floppers, floppy, floppy disk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flophouse They dress in clothing from the flophouse lost-and-found and are groomed with a hacksaw and gravel rake. Up to a Point: They Made Me Write About Lena Dunham\|P. J. O’Rourke\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In his hand is a Bloody Mary, and his eyelids hang down his face like two broken blinds in a flophouse. The Stacks: Mr. Bad Taste and Trouble Himself: Robert Mitchum\|Robert Ward\|July 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The theater job proves temporary, and after weeks of couch surfing McClear finds a bed at a flophouse called the Malibu Hotel. 'The Last of the Live Nude Girls': Sheila McClear’s Memoir\|David Goodwillie\|December 5, 2011\|DAILY BEAST The walls were paper-thin, and he could hear all comings-and-goings at his end of the flophouse. Exclusive Excerpt: MLK's Haunting Final Hours\|Hampton Sides\|April 24, 2010\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for flophouse flophouse / (ˈflɒpˌhaʊs) / noun US and Canadian slang a cheap lodging house, esp one used by trampsAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): dosshouse 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 Words related to flophouse fleabag
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flophouse

noun, plural flop·hous·es [flop-hou-ziz]. /ˈflɒpˌhaʊ zɪz/.

Origin of flophouse

Words nearby flophouse

Example sentences from the Web for flophouse

British Dictionary definitions for flophouse

noun

Words related to flophouse