nail house
Meanings
noun
- 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.
Word forms
Etymology
Calque from Chinese 釘子戶／钉子户 (dīngzihù).
Related words
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