# flophouse

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈflɒphaʊs/

## Definitions
1. A cheap hotel or boarding house where many people sleep in large rooms.

## Etymology
From flop + house, originally hobo slang, presumably from slang flop (“lie down to sleep”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/flophouse