FOG

FOG
 n.— «We’ve had penthouses, duplexes and coach houses—and now the latest “must have” property in the housing market is a FOG—a flat over a garage.» —“FOGs—the new property buzzword ” Property News (United Kingdom) Sept. 16, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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