Splanch

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A house with three levels inside a two-level skin. US

    "We barely see the world at such a level, for we are surburbing in our splanches, looking for ledges to set down our plastic menorahs for all the gentiles to see."

Example

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"We barely see the world at such a level, for we are surburbing in our splanches, looking for ledges to set down our plastic menorahs for all the gentiles to see."

Etymology

Blend of split-level + ranch.

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