flophouse
flophouse · flophouses
A cheap hotel or boarding house where many people sleep in large roomsA cheap hotel or boarding house where many people sleep in large rooms.
/ˈflɒphaʊs/
Meaning
1 senses(US, slang)A cheap hotel or boarding house where many people sleep in large rooms.
a cheap lodging house
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
plural: flophousesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a cheap lodging house:dosshouse