Flophouse (Noun)
Meaning
A cheap lodging house.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The homeless man had no choice but to spend the night in a flophouse on the outskirts of town.
- After losing his job, he was forced to move into a flophouse with several other down-on-their-luck individuals.
- The flophouse on 5th street was notorious for its squalid conditions and rampant crime.
- Due to his low income, he had no choice but to call the local flophouse his home.
- In desperate need of a place to rest, she stumbled upon a dingy flophouse that seemed to welcome in anyone.