gillage

gillage
 n.β€” Β«Gillage, for non-Filipinos, is Manila slang for “gilid ng village,” literally “beside/adjoining the village,” referring to the pocket of shanties that inevitably sprout outside the perimeter of an affluent subdivision, often using the gated village’s concrete fence as shanty wall.Β» β€”β€œPiltel-Smart” in Victor Agustin INQ7money (Makati City, Philippines) July 1, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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