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flea·pit
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noun
British Slang.
a shabby public place, especially a run-down motion-picture theater.
Origin:
1935–40;
flea
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pit
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fleapit
(ˈfliːˌpɪt)
—
n
informal
a shabby cinema or theatre
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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