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mall ninjas

mall ninjas is the plural of mall ninja.

Meaning of mall ninja

Noun

mall ninja (plural mall ninjas)

  1. (derogatory, informal) A person who brags about being a weaponry expert and connoisseur, but exposes their ignorance by making improbable claims about their experience or skill.
    • I own a Strider [knife]. Nope, I'm not a mall ninja or secret squirrel but it gives me pleasure to own them.2002 September 13, "Rawhide Clyde", “Re: Are Striders worth their price?”, in rec.knives (Usenet)

Questions about mall ninjas

What is mall ninjas the plural of?
Mall ninjas is the plural of mall ninja.

Words near mall ninjas in the dictionary

  1. mall cops
  2. mall emo
  3. mall goth
  4. mall goths
  5. mall ninja
  6. mall ninjas
  7. Mall of Asia
  8. mall rat
  9. mall rats
  10. mall shooter
  11. mall shooters

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