bum factory
bum factory · bum factories
An establishment that sells alcoholic drinks, such as a saloon or liquor storeAn establishment that sells alcoholic drinks, such as a saloon or liquor store.
Meaning
2 senses(US, dated, informal)An establishment that sells alcoholic drinks, such as a saloon or liquor store.
(US, dated, informal)A cheap place for lodging, such as a hostel or a charitable mission house; flophouse.
Origin
From bum (“tramp, vagrant”) + factory, the idea being that the existence of such establishFrom bum (“tramp, vagrant”) + factory, the idea being that the existence of such establishments supposedly encourages people to become vagrants.
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Forms
plural: bum factories| Singular | bum factory |
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