Meaning of FLOPHOUSE
| Pronunciation: | | 'flâp`haws
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| | Definition: | | [n] a cheap lodging house |
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| | Synonyms: | | dosshouse |
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| | See Also: | | lodging house, rooming house | |
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| | Definition: | | Flophouse
Through photographs and oral history, a journalist portrays the lives of men living in cheap hotels in New York City`s Bowery, a street and neighborhood long associated with the down and out. The denizens speak of their own lives--where they come from, how they wound up on the Bowery--and they offer insight on efforts to help people like themselves. more details ... |
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| | Related Terms: | | boardinghouse, dorm, dormitory, doss house, fleabag, guest house, hospice, hostel, hostelry, hotel, inn, lodging house, ordinary, pension, posada, pub, public, public house, roadhouse, rooming house, tavern |
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