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Suitcase City

Suitcase City  n.— «He is the Suitcase City rapist, and he may have struck again last week.» —“One man suspected in 18 attacks” by Kevin E. Washington in Tampa, Fla. St. Petersburg Times Dec. 17, 1987...

Suitcase City

Suitcase City  n.— «Most residents of the neighborhood west of the University of South Florida treat the area’s pejorative nickname “Suitcase City” with much the same enthusiasm as patrolling deputies greet the term...

faux chateau

faux chateau  n.— «Whether you call them by the pejorative moniker McMansions or more whimsical names such as Faux Chateaux or Starter Castles, super-sized houses are here—soon to be followed by negative impacts, according to...

starter castle

starter castle  n.— «Whether you call them by the pejorative moniker McMansions or more whimsical names such as Faux Chateaux or Starter Castles, super-sized houses are here—soon to be followed by negative impacts, according to...

urban 99

urban 99  n.— «A 100,000-square-foot cap on the size of new stores in Tampa, Fla., led Wal-Mart to develop a store 1,000 square feet under the cap. It was successful and the retailer replicated the design in a number of other places around...

warmblood

warmblood  n.— «Initially limited to Arabians and certain large breeds known as “warmbloods,” AI, as it’s called, is now accepted for use with most major breeds.» —“She Breeds Horses Down To A Science” by Jim...

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