fleapit

[ flee-pit ]
/ ˈfliˌpɪt /

noun British Slang.

a shabby public place, especially a run-down motion-picture theater.

Origin of fleapit

First recorded in 1935–40; flea + pit1

British Dictionary definitions for fleapit

fleapit
/ (ˈfliːˌpɪt) /

noun

informal a shabby cinema or theatre