flophouse

Meaning

Noun

A cheap hotel or boarding house where many people sleep in large rooms.

Verb

To stay in a flophouse.

Synonyms

dosshouse

bunkhouse

cheap

doss-house

guest house

hostel

hostler

hotel

🏨

inn

lodging house

ostler

shelter

boarding house

innkeeping

Translations

Penne

🏫

فندق رديء

pensió de mala mort

hostal

fonda

hostatgeria

hotel

🏨

Gasthaus

Gasthof

Herberge

Hotel

🏨

فندق

Wirtshaus

ξενοδοχείο

خان

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈflɒphaʊs/

Etymology

From flop + house, originally hobo slang, presumably from slang flop (“lie down to sleep”).