dot condo
n.— «I often refer to it as the dot-condo phenomenon because it’s a real deal—it’s not a bunch of hype. There is a huge new market for condos, but not as huge as all the projects they’re proposing.» —“Amid a condo boom, caution” by Laura Yuen Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.) May 12, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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