mall rat
Americannoun
noun
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The term “mall rat” was crafted in 1982 in the Chicago Sun-Times, per the Oxford English Dictionary.
From Los Angeles Times
It was where kids stocked up on the latest fashions and roamed in packs after school, spawning the term “mall rat.”
From Los Angeles Times
Yes, I was a teenage mall rat.
From Seattle Times
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
Mall rat culture meets government conspiracy and otherworldly evil in the new, eight-episode season.
From Los Angeles Times
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