British slang for a shabby, dirty, old-fashioned movie theater or any disreputable, dingy place.
Compound of 'flea' and 'pit,' referring to a place so dirty and infested that it might harbor fleas. Popular British slang from the early 20th century.
British audiences loved calling old cinemas 'fleapits'—it's the perfect insult combining the disgust of flea infestation with the sense of being trapped in a dark pit, plus a bit of snobbish humor!
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