flophouse
flophouse · flophouses · flophoused · flophousing
To stay in a flophouseTo stay in a flophouse.
/ˈflɒphaʊs/
Meaning
1 sensesTo stay in a flophouse.
Origin
From flop + house, originally hobo slang, presumably from slang flop (“lie down to sleep”)From flop + house, originally hobo slang, presumably from slang flop (“lie down to sleep”).
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Forms
flophouses, flophousing, flophoused, flophoused| Base form | flophouse · to flophouse |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | flophouses |
| Present participle | flophousing |
| Past simple | flophoused |
| Past participle | flophoused |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle