flophouse

Seedy transient shelter

A flophouse is a cheap lodging house offering minimal accommodations—often just a bed or cot in a shared room—typically catering to transients, the homeless, or those down on their luck.

The term suggests squalid conditions: He spent a week in a flophouse before finding work.

Now somewhat dated, as such establishments have largely disappeared.

lodging

hostel

Shared traveler lodging

boardinghouseLodging with meals provided
bunkhouseCommunal sleeping building
shelterProtected place or structure

fleabag · flop · dive · caravansary · pension · mission

urban

tenderloin

Premium, exceptionally soft cut

boweryDutch colonial farm
inner-cityCentral part of metropolis
slumImpoverished urban district

ghetto · back-alley · waterfront · railyard · breadline · shantytown

transient

drifter

Aimless, rootless traveler

vagrantHomeless itinerant person
vagabondHomeless, aimless wanderer
hoboItinerant without fixed address

itinerant · transient · down-and-out · derelict · floater · panhandler · homeless · squatter · wino · bum

shabby

dilapidated

Ruined through neglect

run-downDeteriorated from neglect
seedyRundown and disreputable
squalidExtremely dirty and neglected

dingy · grimy · decrepit · ramshackle · derelict · neglected · crumbling · threadbare · fleabitten · ratty

cheap

Low in price

budgetPlan for spending
low-rentInferior in quality
cut-rateOffered below usual price

bargain-basement · dirt-cheap · rock-bottom · no-frills · bare-bones

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