area boy
n.— «Markets, shops, stalls and businesses remained closed in most of the mainland while the densely-populated area of the island reported violence, mainly by miscreants known here as “area boys.”» —“Nigeria: Army Calls For Calm As Violent Demonstrations Continue” in Lagos, Nigeria Inter Press Service July 6, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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