Noun : the fleshpots of Las Vegas. From Dictionary.com.
He warned young men strenuously to avoid the "fleshpot" of Paris and not to fall in love with Europeans. From Wordnik.com. [A Snippet Of Relevant History] Reference
Note how each gaudy fleshpot is smeared in alcoholic nectar. From Wordnik.com. [E (novel extract)] Reference
Friend and foe drop political differences over the abundant fleshpot. From Wordnik.com. [Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII] Reference
And some fleshpot mascot was tied into a lover's knot with a whatnot in her hand. From Wordnik.com. [Blinded By The Light] Reference
Cleopatra, metaphorically speaking, was a fleshpot, because the world hankered after her. From Wordnik.com. [April's Lady A Novel] Reference
Unfortunately, Hanna and her millions are in Paris, having a fine time at the Belle Epoque fleshpot of Maxim's. From Wordnik.com. [The Merry Widow – review] Reference
Mommy conveyed her knowledge of this lefty fleshpot as if Elizabeth Dole had suddenly taken on Joan Rivers 'job: she was ladylike, brutally honest, up on the gossip, and always added a dash of conservative commentary. From Wordnik.com. [Linda Keenan: No Golden Globe Glitz? Now My (Late) Mommy's Ripsh#t!] Reference
I try to relive those star-kissed programs of the past, when Mommy would make popcorn on the stove (was there any other way?), and I would cuddle up, and get my education in Hollywood, the town that Mommy called "a fleshpot, a real lefty fleshpot". From Wordnik.com. [Linda Keenan: No Golden Globe Glitz? Now My (Late) Mommy's Ripsh#t!] Reference
Well, thinks I, if Singapore, the fleshpot of the Orient, can't supply my urgent needs, and give me enough assorted depravity in three weeks to last the long voyage home, there's some-thing amiss; just let me shave and change my shirt, and we'll stand this town on its head. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman's Lady]
The Vieux Carre, you must know, is the old French heart of New Orleans, and one gigantic fleshpot fine houses and walks, excellent eating-places and gardens, brilliantly lit by night, with music and gaiety and colour everywhere, and every second establishment a knocking-shop. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman And The Redskins]
Observing this, and reflecting on the new decree, which all present were hailing with enthusiasm, I made a mental salute to the Taiping Rebellion - like all revolutionary movements (and for that matter all governments) it was plainly designed to ensure the rulers an abundance of fleshpot, while convincing the ruled that austerity was good for the soul. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman And The Dragon]
Observing this, and reflecting on the new decree, which all present were hailing with enthusiasm, I made a mental salute to the Taiping Rebellion — like all revolutionary movements (and for that matter all governments) it was plainly designed to ensure the rulers an abundance of fleshpot, while convincing the ruled that austerity was good for the soul. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman and the Dragon]
If you were to have stumbled into Red Medicine this winter, maybe late after a movie, maybe with a reservation you booked two weeks early on OpenTable, you might have encountered a dish called "early season roots and legumes," unpromisingly enough, an appetizer that sounds like something more often served at a Tarzana vegan café than at an advanced fleshpot of cuisine. From Wordnik.com. [JGold Reviews Red Medicine] Reference
If you were to have stumbled into Red Medicine this winter, maybe late after a movie, maybe with a reservation you booked two weeks early on OpenTable, you might have encountered a dish called "early season roots and legumes," unpromisingly enough, an appetizer that sounds like something more often served at a Tarzana vegan café than at an advanced fleshpot of cuisine. From Wordnik.com. [JGold Reviews Red Medicine] Reference
Deep thoughts Today fleshpot is described as being decadent, what did it mean before?. From Wordnik.com. [Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories] Reference
They were presently at table, Clytie in a trance of ecstatic watchfulness for emptied plates, broken only by reachings and urgings of this or that esteemed fleshpot. From Wordnik.com. [The Seeker] Reference
In another corner we read about Fulgencio Batista, the man who turned his country into a Babylon-style fleshpot for the likes of mobster Meyer Lansky and other underworld figures. From Wordnik.com. [rabble.ca - News for the rest of us] Reference
4. What was the “fleshpot,” the hearty meal, which almost kept you there?. From Wordnik.com. [Unclogging, continued] Reference
Who Cleopatra, fleshpot of. From Wordnik.com. [Ulysses] Reference
"Parsons and princes are happy with the homage of this huge passive fleshpot class. From Wordnik.com. [Beauchamp's Career — Complete] Reference
Harlem was their sin-den, their fleshpot. From Wordnik.com. [The Autobiography of Malcolm X]
Francisco's most notorious fleshpot bar triangle. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
You're another fleshpot. From Wordnik.com. [April's Lady A Novel] Reference
A tempest in a fleshpot (. From Wordnik.com. [East Bay Express] Reference
"fleshpots were desirable articles -- you're another -- ergo -- you're a fleshpot. From Wordnik.com. [April's Lady A Novel] Reference
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