| 单词 | mall rat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmall rat mall rat n. (also Mall Rat) slang (originally and chiefly U.S.) a young person who frequents a shopping mall for social purposes, usually in a large group or gang. ΚΠ 1982 Chicago Sun-Times 31 Oct. (Parade) 6 It had been an aimless world of disconnected people, teenage Mall Rats hanging around arcades. 1988 Wall St. Jrnl. 13 May r-7/1 With time to kill and money to spend, teen-age ‘mall rats’ can't stay away. 1988 Wall St. Jrnl. 13 May r-7/1 Outside..the nearby Catskills beckon... For the area's youthful ‘mall rats’, however, the majestic vistas can't compete with the climate-controlled, neon-lit enticements inside. 1994 Guardian 26 Jan. i. 13/3 Young people, in particular, can find enough distractions to stay all day. These ‘mall rats’ have troubled managers who fear gang violence in the shops. 1994 Observer 27 Nov. (Life Suppl.) 42/2 Mall rats wage an almost gleeful war with mall security, winding up the rent-a-cops. < as lemmas |
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