flophouse
(US, slang) A cheap hotel or boarding house where many people sleep in large rooms.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(US, slang) A cheap hotel or boarding house where many people sleep in large rooms.
Origin: From , originally hobo slang, presumably from slang lie down to sleep. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(intransitive) To stay in a flophouse.
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