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fleabag noun ( PERSON OR ANIMAL )

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Definition

UK informal a dirty and/or unpleasant person or animal

(Definition of fleabag noun (PERSON OR ANIMAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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