mall rat

American

noun

see rat.

mall rat British

/ mɔːl /

noun

slang a youngster who spends much of his or her time in shopping malls

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When the camera pans up, he's pointing to a Sbarro — a pizza chain that once occupied a slot at the top of the mall rat food pyramid.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2021

Life as a mall rat came naturally to Tos.

From Forbes • Jun. 4, 2014

Sure, like a normal girl, Sharapova is a bit of a mall rat.

From Time Magazine Archive

One more California mall rat, you might think, and that is what she desperately wants to be.

From Time Magazine Archive

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