waste-face

waste-face
 n.— «Dubbing it a “true lounge,” Head says Soho 7 is for the crowd that has matured past the waste-face Water Street scene and is looking for a nicer space to sip a drink.» —“Soho 7 a fashionable new addition to Third Ward” in Julie Lawrence OnMilwaukee.com (Wisconsin) Jan. 22, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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