Streetcorner

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of street corner. alt-of, alternative
Adjective
  1. 1
    Acting or appearing on the street corner not-comparable

    "December 5 2016, Andrew Barbano writing in Sparks Tribune, The Barbwire Billion-Dollar Cure for What Ails Us The ghost of Al Davis has played Nevada like a streetcorner hooker, schmoozing, seducing, then stealing the working girl's purse."

Synonyms

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cornercornerturning point

Example

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"December 5 2016, Andrew Barbano writing in Sparks Tribune, The Barbwire Billion-Dollar Cure for What Ails Us The ghost of Al Davis has played Nevada like a streetcorner hooker, schmoozing, seducing, then stealing the working girl's purse."

Etymology

From street + corner.

Related phrases

streetcorner man

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