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bedsit

bedsit

1 6.7
A small furnished room used for both living and sleeping
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛdˌsɪt/
  • UK
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  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • Eventually they found passports that were left in their bedsit in I think it was Earl's Court.

  • I lived much of the seventies in a one-room bedsit, and no ladies wanted to share that!

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  • 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.

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  • After finishing college, I moved into a small bedsit to save money while I searched for a job.

  • The bedsit included a kitchenette and a tiny bathroom, making it a compact living space for someone on a budget.

  • Many students choose to live in a bedsit because it is affordable and allows them to have their own space.

Synonyms

bedsitter
vsbedsit
  • UK
7.2

A small furnished room that is both a living room and a bedroom, often with a tiny kitchen

has identical meaning but is an alternative term for the room
bedsitting room
vsbedsit
  • UK
7.2

A single furnished room used as both a living room and a bedroom, often with basic kitchen facilities

means the same but uses a two word phrase instead of a single word

How Big

apartment
  • US
1.0
bedsit
  • UK
1 6.7

Surface Forms

bedsit singular
bedsits plural

Morphology

bedsit = bed + sit (semi-transparent) = bed + sit

While 'bed' and 'sit' are clear, the specific meaning of a combined living and sleeping area is not immediately obvious.

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.