area boy
n.— «League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents are the denizens of airport journalism—the act of ambushing travelling VIPs for soundbites and money. Yes, money, the way an “area boy” would do it.» —“Journalists For Cash” Tempo (Lagos, Nigeria) Aug. 18, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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