marzipan layer
(British, slang, finance) The stockbroking executives immediately below the partners in a firm.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(British, slang, finance) The stockbroking executives immediately below the partners in a firm.
Origin: By analogy with the layer of marzipan below the icing on a Christmas cake. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(by extension) All those just below the highest echelon in any sphere.
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