vinyl village
n.— «“Vinyl villages” (a term I borrowed from a friend) line Cedar Road, where builders are more concerned with making money than making homes aesthetically appealing or by saving the trees that will take another generation to grow back.» —“Chesapeake Clipper: Letters To The Editor—Chesapeake” by D.R. Burgoyne Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.) Dec. 6, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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