flophouse

🇺🇸 /ˈflɑːphaʊs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈflɒphaʊs/
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noun
R

A low-cost, often run-down place where people without a home can stay.

After losing his job, he had to stay in a flophouse until he got back on his feet.

translation

n. A low-cost, often run-down place where people without a home can stay.

Word Forms

Plural flophouses