potel

potel
 n.— «Witness housing for the homeless, a never-ending scandal. Patel, a common Indian name, has become generic. Put the poor in a Potel, since we don’t seem to be able to build shelters.» —“The Good Life” by Herb Caen San Francisco Chronicle (California) Oct. 14, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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