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fleabag

American  
[flee-bag] / ˈfliˌbæg /

noun

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, especially one that is flea-ridden.

  5. a bed.

  6. a sleeping bag.

fleabag British  
/ ˈfliːˌbæɡ /

noun

  1. a dirty or unkempt person

  2. a cheap or dirty hotel

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Etymology

Origin of fleabag

First recorded in 1825–35; flea + bag

Example Sentences

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The Berkeley Inn, known to Geyer’s generation as a fleabag hotel, once stood on the parcel of land.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2022

Smith and Mapplethorpe weren’t rich, not yet, and they came to the Chelsea from the fleabag Allerton Hotel.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2022

I’ve dragged my kids to some serious fleabag hotels.

From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2020

He was also based in a "fleabag office" in a rough part of town.

From BBC • May 28, 2019

He just claimed the fleabag and even took the plastic cat carrier that the old lady offered.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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