nail house
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Chinese 釘子戶/钉子户 (dīngzihù).
Noun[edit]
nail house (plural nail houses)
- A private home whose owner refuses to move to clear way for new real estate developments despite offers of huge monetary sums from a private developer or expropriation attempts by the government.
Translations[edit]
house whose owner refuses to move to clear way for new real estate developments