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mall

An enclosed shopping centre.

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🇦🇺 Australian & NZ slang
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#1·Apr 27, 2026AUS

An enclosed shopping centre.

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  • “upto 50%+20% off iconic silver jewellery to dazzle on your occasion at SUBHASH JEWELLERS The silver mall scf 31-32 sector 8 inner market, chandigarh The global excellence award winner for world-class silver jewellery”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The North Face: Sales Associate - Crabtree Valley Mall - USCA > USA > North Carolina > Raleigh 046 - TNF Job educativ.net/jobs/job/58172...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The Metaverse was a miscarried mall. It was never alive to begin with”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “mall in my home city would be killer for this. If you're ever on the east coast and want a really wild working class history tour....”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026AUS

(obsolete) An alley where the game of pall mall was played.

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Australia
#3·Apr 27, 2026AUS

(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand) A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.

The preliminary plans provide for one million square feet of selling space in three main buildings and a double row of shops along a central shopping mall.
Origin: Probably from The Mall, a major street in London, England, which was originally a pall mall alley. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “"Last week I saw ya at the mall Standin' at the pay phone 'bout to make a call I had a vision it was me on the other end" That boy be YEARNIN'”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Being a leader of a mafia is real "dirty" work, but it's gotta get done! 🩸🏏🐺🌰 Don't worry folks it's just ketchup I had a major spill in the mall's food court. [ www.deviantart.com/yukigoomba/a... ] [ #art | #Artwork | #Vtuber | #YukiGoomArt ]”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “A local shopping center is temporarily closed Tuesday after a reported small electrical fire earlier in the morning. https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/west-ridge-mall-temporarily-closes-tuesday-after-electrical-fire/”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Rudy destroyed so much of what made NYC unique. Yes, I get that Times Square needed fixing, but he turned it into a shopping mall. A Starbucks on every corner isn't what I consider an upgrade. More important than ever to save what remains.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “🚨 Secret Service agents shot an armed man near the National Mall on Monday, briefly locking down the White House. The incident happened shortly after a motorcade carrying VP JD Vance passed through the area - a juvenile bystander was also slightly wounded.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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