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Red Roof Inn

Red Roof Inn noun: one of the outhouses with a red metal roof that have been built across Philmont Scout Ranch.

Noun

Red Roof Inn (plural Red Roof Inns)

  1. (slang, scouting) One of the outhouses with a red metal roof that have been built across Philmont Scout Ranch.
    • Have you ever tried packing 13 people into a wooden outhouse? Not the most comfortable way to start things off. The wooden latrine had a red metal roof–the Philmont lingo for which is a “red roof inn”.2010, Joseph Torlucci, Out In God's Country, Tonight - An Adult's Re-Experience of Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, New Mexico, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 26

Forms of Red Roof Inn

pluralRed Roof Inns

Origin of Red Roof Inn

From the United States economy hotel chain Red Roof Inn.

Questions about Red Roof Inn

What does Red Roof Inn mean?
Red Roof Inn means one of the outhouses with a red metal roof that have been built across Philmont Scout Ranch.
What part of speech is Red Roof Inn?
Red Roof Inn is a noun.
What is the plural of Red Roof Inn?
The plural of Red Roof Inn is Red Roof Inns.

Words near Red Roof Inn in the dictionary

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  2. red rock hares
  3. Red Rock Island
  4. red rocket
  5. red rockets
  6. Red Roof Inn
  7. Red Roof Inns
  8. red room
  9. red rooms
  10. Red Rose of Lancaster
  11. Red Roses

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