MTA
n.— «You’ve seen them in commercials, soap operas, even the movies. They’re MTA’s—models-turned-actresses.» —“Gwyneth Paltrow gives model performance, but that’s not good” by Bruce Westbrook Houston Chronicle (Texas) July 23, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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