Definition
A dirty, shabby, or unpleasant place, especially a cheap hotel or lodging; also used for something worthless or a person of low character.
Etymology
From 'flea' (Old English 'fleah') + 'bag' (unknown origin, possibly Old Norse). The compound emerged in American slang around the 1900s to describe the kind of cheap places where you might actually encounter fleas.
Kelly Says
The term 'fleabag hotel' perfectly captures American 1920s-30s slang culture, when old, flea-infested lodging houses really were common in cities, so using an insect as an adjective for social status tells you everything about poverty and discrimination in that era.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ ሰር
in-s-sa ser
ARالعربية
حقيبة البراغيث
haqi-ba al-bra-ghith
BNবাংলা
মশারি ব্যাগ
mashari ba-g
CACatalà
sac de llacs
sak deh llaks
CSČeština
pytlík pro blechy
pyt-lik pro ble-chy
DADansk
lopperpose
lo-per-pose
DEDeutsch
Flohbeutel
floh-bayt-l
ELΕλληνικά
σάκοι ψείρες
sa-koi p-sei-res
ESEspañol
bolsa de pulgas
bols-a deh pul-gas
FAفارسی
کیف شپش
keef sha-pesh
FISuomi
punkki tasku
punk-ki tas-ku
FRFrançais
sac à puces
sak a poo-sɛ
HEעברית
תיק קרציות
tik kar-tsi-ot
HUMagyar
bögöly tasak
bö-gö-ly tas-ak
IDBahasa Indonesia
tas kutu loncat
tas ku-tu lon-cat
ITItaliano
zaino di pidocchi
tsay-no di pid-o-cchi
JA日本語
ノミのバッグ
nomi no baggu
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ ត្រង់
pra-p-phon th-rang
KO한국어
벼룩 가방
bye-rook ga-bang
MSBahasa Melayu
beg kutu
beg ku-tu
MYမြန်မာ
ပျိုးပြား ပုံ
pyo-pya-r po-m
NLNederlands
luizen zak
loo-izen zak
NONorsk
lopperpose
lo-per-pose
PLPolski
torebka na pchły
to-reb-ka na pch-ly
PTPortuguês
bolsa de pulgas
bols-a deh pul-gas
RORomână
geantă de purici
ge-ant-a deh pu-rici
RUРусский
мешочек для блох
mesh-o-chek dla blokh
SVSvenska
lösspåse
lo-ss-pa-se
SWKiswahili
beba ya mbu
be-ba ya m-bu
TAதமிழ்
விலங்குகள்
vi-lang-ug
TEతెలుగు
చిగురు బాగ
chi-gu-ru ba-g
THไทย
กระเป๋าพยาธิ
kra-pao pya-thi
TLTL
baul ng mga kutu
baul ng mga ku-tu
TRTürkçe
bit çantası
bit chan-ta-si
UKУкраїнська
сумочка для бліх
su-mochka dla blih
URاردو
بلیاں کی پ袋
bili-an ki pa-d-a-y
VITiếng Việt
túi bọ chét
tui bo chet
ZH中文
跳蚤背包
tiào-niǎo bèi-bāo
ZUZU
isivunguvungu
is-i-vun-gu-vun-gu