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flophouse::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dosshouse |
| Type of | lodging house, rooming house |
Examples of flophouse
flophouse
And why did J.R.'s time run out, in all places, in a room at a Mexican flophouse?
From the dailyherald.com
For $3 they can rent a flophouse bed made of thin carpet draped over plywood.
From the economist.com
It's been a sailors'hostel, YMCA, flophouse and even housed survivors of the Titanic.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Shelter, a flophouse of cots at Third and Natoma streets, charged 35 cents a night.
From the sfgate.com
More than 10 years ago, the new owner bought the flophouse and stopped taking new tenants.
From the guardian.co.uk
They stay at a flophouse with Screamin'Jay Hawkins as its night clerk.
From the stltoday.com
On the right, a very elegant lady washes her hands in a flophouse basin.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Paul is a morose wash-up, a widower in his 40s who runs a flophouse.
From the theatlantic.com
Some redeem 400 or more cans each day, enough to pay for a meal and a night in a flophouse.
From the time.com
- A cheap lodging house
- A flophouse (US English), doss-house or dosshouse (UK English) is a place that offers very cheap lodging, generally by providing only minimal services.
- "A cheap transient hotel where a lot of men sleep in large rooms" (Speaking)
