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• flea|pit — «FLEE PIHT», noun. British Slang. a motion picture theater; cinema …   Useful english dictionary

• flea pit — noun a) A dilapidated building, stereotypically hosting a low grade cinema. The Upland Cinema ( The Flea Pit ) stood on the corner of The Grove, the street where he had been born. b) followed the fortunes of my hero Jim . . . The Regal is no… …   Wiktionary

• flea pit — n. (Informal) dirty old and run down movie theatre; (Slang) flea house …   English contemporary dictionary

• flea-pit — see fleapit …   English dictionary

• flea — n. 1 a small wingless jumping insect of the order Siphonaptera, feeding on human and other blood. 2 a (in full flea beetle) a small jumping beetle infesting hops, cabbages, etc. b (in full water flea) daphnia. Phrases and idioms: flea bite 1 the… …   Useful english dictionary

• flea in one's ear —  Sharp reprimand, flea pit Low class lodging, cinema, etc …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• pit bull — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dog flea — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sand flea — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fleapit — flea|pit [ˈfli:ˌpıt] n old fashioned a cheap dirty cinema or theatre used humorously …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fleapit — flea•pit [[t]ˈfliˌpɪt[/t]] n. Brit. Slang. cvb brit. a run down theater • Etymology: 1935–40 …   From formal English to slang