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fleabag

[ flee-bag ]

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.


fleabag

/ ˈfliːˌbæɡ /

noun

  1. a dirty or unkempt person
  2. a cheap or dirty hotel


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fleabag1

First recorded in 1825–35; flea + bag

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Example Sentences

The low pay, the poor lights, the fleabag hotels, the maniacal fans, the hopelessness of it all.

I know it's your room, sir, and any old fleabag would do for me, but it's all Joan and Mrs. Esdaile.

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