Abandominium
noun
any abandoned residence, esp. a row house, used for drug-taking
Examples
There seem to be abandominiums in every large city.
Word Origin
blend of abandoned + condominium
Usage Note
slang
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- Abandominiums
abandominiums noun Abandoned apartments or houses where addicts use drugs: Abandominiums blighted the former middle-class neighborhood
- Abandon
to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon one’s farm; to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship. to give up; discontinue; withdraw from: to abandon a research project; to abandon hopes for a stage career. to give up the control of: to abandon a city to an enemy army. to yield […]
- Abandon hope, all ye who enter here
abandon hope, all ye who enter here An inscription at the entrance to hell as described by Dante in The Divine Comedy.
- Abandoned
forsaken or deserted: an abandoned building; an abandoned kitten. unrestrained or uncontrolled; uninhibited: She danced with abandoned enthusiasm. utterly lacking in moral restraints; shameless; wicked: an abandoned and dissolute ruler. to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon one’s farm; to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship. to give up; discontinue; […]
- Abandonedly
forsaken or deserted: an abandoned building; an abandoned kitten. unrestrained or uncontrolled; uninhibited: She danced with abandoned enthusiasm. utterly lacking in moral restraints; shameless; wicked: an abandoned and dissolute ruler. Historical Examples In the first days of their love she had been his slave; she had admired him abandonedly. O Pioneers! Willa Cather adjective deserted: […]