bedsit
- noun
- /ˈbɛdˌsɪt/
- UK
- I loved living in a bedsit in my 20s.
Eventually we got all six pictures, mainly from passports that were left in a bedsit in Earl's Court in London.
- Eventually we got all six pictures, mainly from passports that were left in a bedsit in Earl's Court in London.
- And we kept that going for four years and produced it out of my kind of bedsit in Shepherd's Bush.
- And I remember being in my bedsit and I remember being on on my knees with the pipe.
- Brian in your bedsit, you know, or hey, he's such a shit DJ.
Examples
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Derek switches on a bright overhead light as we step into his bedsit.
Fiction book (1991) -
And we kept that going for four years and produced it out of my kind of bedsit in Shepherd's Bush.
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Eventually they found passports that were left in their bedsit in I think it was Earl's Court.
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I lived much of the seventies in a one-room bedsit, and no ladies wanted to share that!
Blog text (3) -
If you love large dogs and you live in a small bedsit on the top floor of a flat, then realistically, the two aren't going to mix well.
Blog text (10) -
After finishing college, I moved into a small bedsit to save money while I searched for a job.
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The bedsit included a kitchenette and a tiny bathroom, making it a compact living space for someone on a budget.
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Many students choose to live in a bedsit because it is affordable and allows them to have their own space.
Synonyms
A small furnished room that is both a living room and a bedroom, often with a tiny kitchen
A single furnished room used as both a living room and a bedroom, often with basic kitchen facilities
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Morphology
Etymology
Bedsit comes from the older phrase 'bed-sitting room' and joins bed and sitting. So a bedsit is a small rented room that serves as both a bedroom and a sitting room, which explains its modern meaning.