A small, furnished apartment consisting of a single room with a bed and living space, typically rented to a single person or couple.
British English shortening of 'bed-sitting room' (also called a 'bedsitter'), combining 'bed' and 'sitting,' referring to a room where one both sleeps and sits. Became popular in post-WWII Britain.
The bedsit became iconic in British culture as the home of young, working-class Londoners in the 1960s-70s — it's featured in countless films and novels as a symbol of urban independence and bohemian struggle.
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