Houses & Housing Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Entries in the Category Houses & Housing

Homes, apartments, rentals, mortgages, real estate, realtors, land, renting, leases, renovation, etc. You can also see citations assigned to this category.

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Collyer n. a home excessively packed with junk, trash, or belongings. Also Collyer mansion, Collyer house, Collyer apartment. (posted Apr. 25, 2004) [full entry…]

drama-price v. phr. to lower the asked dollar amount for real estate so as to attract buyers’ attention. Also as noun: drama price. (posted Feb. 12, 2007) [full entry…]

Hummer house n. an overly large single-family residence. (posted Aug. 31, 2006) [full entry…]

jingle mail n. building or house keys sent by mail and unexpectedly received by a mortgage-issuer from someone who can no longer make mortgage payments and chooses to relinquish control of a property. (posted May. 24, 2007) [full entry…]

mini-dorm n. an off-campus house or apartment shared by many students. (posted May. 9, 2007) [full entry…]

Peter Pan housing n. homes not built to take into account the needs of elderly residents. (posted Jan. 24, 2007) [full entry…]

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