The act of stealing a cradle, which is used to hold babies. Whatever you do is don't take the baby. They cry alot and then when they don't cry the poop and then cry some more. They never sleep.

My friend stole a cradle but threw the baby. Then the baby died. God damn annoying babies.

robbing the cradle by Adeadlyliquid November 22, 2004

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robbing the cradle

Stealing a baby, or it's personal effects from it's crib.

I'm low on funds son, I'm going to go rob the cradle next store and sell the baby to a nice couple who can't conceive a child of their own./ I'm low on funds so I'm going to steal that babies blanket, B.

robbing the cradle by jerem December 11, 2003

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flophouse

Any house/apartment/frat house/trailer/etc. which is used for individuals to crash (sleep, chill, hang out, lurk, etc.) for a period of time. In order to "crash", one must not actually live there (e.g. have their name on the lease, own said flophouse, etc.). Flophouses are typically used by college students, drug addicts, transients, vagrants, or other unsavory characters.

A flophouse may also be the home owned by the parents of a college student, who after being away at college, wishes to live as if he/she is still at college (e.g. staying out all night, returning just to crash at mom and dad's house, then leaving again), rather than conforming to the pre-college rules.

Example #1
Dude: (Talking to someone passed out face first on the floor of his college apartment) Hey man, who the hell are you? What do you think this is, a flophouse??

Bro: Sorry dude, I must have passed out for a minute.

Example #2
Mom: Where have you BEEN for the last three days? You come home just to sleep?? What do you think this is, a flophouse??!!

Son: What's your problem? I'm an adult now!

flophouse by J3553 November 21, 2007

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