Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fleabag

/ˈfliˌbæɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: fleabag
IPA: /ˈfliˌbæɡ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bed or sleeping bag.

Slang

noun

A place of shabby lodging, particularly a filthy hotel or run-down apartment.

Slang

noun

An unkempt mammal.

Slang

noun

A mammal whom the speaker dislikes.

Slang

Example Sentences

"‘[E]veryone knows that Charlie […] takes little girls up to a room in that horrible flea-bag; but he's a respectable man just the same.’"
"[W]hat Olin could do was take himself on out of the agent's office at a rapid hike and thank God all the way back to the fleabag where he worked that Mike Enslin had decided not to sue either the hotel or Olin for negligence."
"He's become a real fleabag recently. Time for a bath!"
"Get out of the way, you fleabag!"

Etymology

From flea + bag.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfliˌbæɡ/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

fleabags (plural) flea bag (alternative) flea-bag (alternative)

Derived Forms

fleabaggy

Questions

How do you pronounce fleabag?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfliˌbæɡ/.
What does fleabag mean?: A bed or sleeping bag.
Where does fleabag come from?: From flea + bag.

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