Flophouses

/ˈflɑphaʊzɪz/ noun

Definition

Plural of flophouse; cheap, shabby hotels or boarding houses where people pay for a night's sleep, often frequented by homeless or poor individuals.

Etymology

Compound of 'flop' (to lie down heavily) and 'house,' emerging in late 19th-century American slang for cheap lodgings where one could simply 'flop' on a bed overnight.

Kelly Says

Flophouses reveal social history: they proliferated during the Great Depression and industrialization when workers needed ultra-cheap lodging, and the term 'flop' itself captures the exhaustion of laborers literally collapsing into bed.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቤቶች
be-to-ch
ARالعربية
بيوت الرذيلة
bay-oot ar-ra-dhila
BNবাংলা
বাড়ি
baari
CACatalà
cases de tolerància
ka-se-s deh to-leh-ran-ssia
CSČeština
domy
dom-ee
DADansk
husene
hoo-seh-neh
DEDeutsch
Bordellen
bor-deh-len
ELΕλληνικά
εστιατόρια
es-tee-ah-to-ree-ah
ESEspañol
casas de mala reputación
kah-sahs deh mah-lah reh-pu-ta-sioon
FAفارسی
خانه‌های فساد
khaane-haye fasad
FISuomi
huoneet
hwo-neh-t
FRFrançais
maisons closes
may-zohn kloh-zay
GUGU
બાબા
ba-ba
HAHA
gidan tsoro
gee-dan tsoo-roh
HEעברית
בתי זנות
bey-te-e zanoot
HIहिन्दी
वेश्याघर
veh-shee-yah-ghar
HUMagyar
házak
ha-zak
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumah bordil
roo-mah bor-dil
IGIG
ndị ọrụ
ndi or-oo
ITItaliano
case chiuse
kah-zeh kee-oo-zay
JA日本語
風俗店
fūzoku-ten
KKKK
көпшілік
kop-she-lik
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
pra-pov-an
KO한국어
유흥가
yu-heung-ga
MRMR
बॉडी
bo-dee
MSBahasa Melayu
rumah pelacur
roo-mah pel-ah-kur
MYမြန်မာ
ဆင်းရဲ
shin-ye
NLNederlands
hoerenhuizen
hoer-en-hue-zen
NONorsk
husene
hoo-seh-neh
PAPA
ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰਾ
gur-dva-ra
PLPolski
domy publiczne
dom-ee pub-li-ch-neh
PTPortuguês
casas de tolerância
kah-sahs deh to-leh-ran-sah
RORomână
case de toleranță
kah-seh deh to-leh-ran-sah
RUРусский
дома терпимости
do-ma ter-pee-mos-tee
SVSvenska
husen
hoo-sen
SWKiswahili
maisha ya uzinzi
ma-ee-sha ya oo-zin-zee
TAதமிழ்
வீடுகள்
vee-duk-gal
TEతెలుగు
గృహాలు
gru-ha-alu
THไทย
สถานบริการ
sa-than bah-ree-gan
TLTL
mga bahay-puyatan
mga ba-hay-poo-ya-tan
TRTürkçe
fahişelerin evleri
fah-hee-sheh-lehn eh-veh-leh-ree
UKУкраїнська
доми публічного користування
domy pub-li-ch-koh-koo-st-va-nya
URاردو
خاندان
kha-andaan
VITiếng Việt
nhà chứa
nha chu
YOYO
ile-iṣẹ
ee-leh-ee-she
ZH中文
妓院
jì yuàn
ZUZU
izinkabi
ee-zin-ka-bee

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