fleapit

[ flee-pit ]

noun

, British Slang.

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

fleapit

/ ˈfliːˌpɪt /

noun

1. informal.
   a shabby cinema or theatre

Word History and Origins

Origin of fleapit¹

First recorded in 1935–40; flea + pit ¹

Example Sentences

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

From The Guardian

“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 Literature

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

From The Guardian

I filmed other gigs too, such as at the Roxy cinema - a terrible old fleapit in Harlesden which happened to share the same name.

From BBC

Bucharest could have been an interesting character in itself, but I doubt the Romanian Tourism Board will be doing much international marketing with footage of the lawless, drug-plagued fleapit portrayed.

From The Guardian

Related Words

• cinema
• movie house
• multiplex