An Australian term for a bedsit or studio flat — a single small room that functions as bedroom, living room, and sometimes kitchen all in one. The '-ette' suffix implies smallness and a touch of French-influenced refinement that makes the reality of a cramped rental sound slightly more charming than it is. Flatettes are common in inner-city rental markets and popular with students and young workers who prioritise location over space. Australians use the word with a knowing acceptance of the compromise it represents.
He rented a tiny flatette in Fitzroy for his first year in Melbourne, sleeping three feet from the kitchenette.
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(AU) A bedsit.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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