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wolf of Wall Street

UK/ˈwʊlf‿əv ˈwɔːl stɹiːt//ˈwʊlf‿əv ˈwɔl ˌstɹit/

wolf of Wall Street noun: (A name for) an aggressive, prominent, and wealthy financier; specifically (derogatory), one who swindles or takes unfair advantage of people.

Noun

wolf of Wall Street (plural wolves of Wall Street)

  1. (US, idiomatic) (A name for) an aggressive, prominent, and wealthy financier; specifically (derogatory), one who swindles or takes unfair advantage of people.
    • It seems funny that a man should be apprehended by the Department of Justice for impersonating a congressman. It seems funnier that any one should want to impersonate a congressman. But David Lamar, "The Wolf of Wall Street," has had various forms of mental aberration attributed to him before.1914 October, The Searchlight, by William Ellis: For Things As They Are, Only More So, and Better, volume 3, number 10, Grayslake, Illinois, page 135
    • Not for nothing had Regan been named by his associates the Wolf of Wall Street. While usually no more than a conservative, large-scale player, every so often, like a periodical drinker, he had to go on a rampage of wild enduring stock-gambling. At least five times in his long career he had knocked...[1920, Jack London, chapter XXVIII, in Hearts of Three, page 351

Forms of wolf of Wall Street

pluralwolves of Wall Street

Origin of wolf of Wall Street

From wolf (“any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing”) + of + Wall Street (“American financial institutions or financial markets as a whole; big-business interests”).

Questions about wolf of Wall Street

What does wolf of Wall Street mean?
Wolf of Wall Street means (A name for) an aggressive, prominent, and wealthy financier; specifically (derogatory), one who swindles or takes unfair advantage of people.
What part of speech is wolf of Wall Street?
Wolf of Wall Street is a noun.
How do you pronounce wolf of Wall Street?
Wolf of Wall Street is pronounced /ˈwʊlf‿əv ˈwɔːl stɹiːt/ (UK).
What is the plural of wolf of Wall Street?
The plural of wolf of Wall Street is wolves of Wall Street.

Words near wolf of Wall Street in the dictionary

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