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gate lice

gate lice noun: passengers who crowd around the boarding gate in hopes of being the first in their boarding group or outright attempt to board a plane before their assigned time to do so.

Noun

gate lice pl (plural only)

  1. (US, derogatory, plural, plural-only) Passengers who crowd around the boarding gate in hopes of being the first in their boarding group or outright attempt to board a plane before their assigned time to do so.

Questions about gate lice

What does gate lice mean?
Gate lice means passengers who crowd around the boarding gate in hopes of being the first in their boarding group or outright attempt to board a plane before their assigned time to do so.
What part of speech is gate lice?
Gate lice is a noun.

Words near gate lice in the dictionary

  1. gate guardian
  2. gate guardians
  3. gate guards
  4. gate house
  5. gate houses
  6. gate lice
  7. gate money
  8. Gate Night
  9. gate of hell
  10. gate of horn
  11. gate of ivory

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