mall
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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