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mall

UK/mɔːl/ US/mæl/ common informal us

noun

2.

mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace

  • “a good plaza should have a movie house”
  • “they spent their weekends at the local malls”

Origin

Probably from The Mall, a major street in London, England, which was originally a pall mall alley.

Phrases

  • dead mall
  • ghost mall
  • mall cop
  • mall emo
  • mall ninja
  • mall rat
  • mall shooter
  • mall shooting

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