raincoat crowd
n.— «It’s a popcorn and Pepsi kind of movie house.…Somehow I don’t think the raincoat crowd is going to fully appreciate the Granada.» —“Linda and Georgina” in Dallas, Texas Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 1975. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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