nail house
nail house · nail houses
A private home whose owner refuses to move to clear way for new real estate…A private home whose owner refuses to move to clear way for new real estate developments despite offers of small monetary sums from a private developer or expropriation attempts by the government.
Meaning
1 sensesA private home whose owner refuses to move to clear way for new real estate developments despite offers of small monetary sums from a private developer or expropriation attempts by the government.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Calque from Chinese 釘子戶／钉子户 (dīngzihù).Calque from Chinese 釘子戶／钉子户 (dīngzihù).
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Forms
plural: nail houses| Singular | nail house |
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Word family
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