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wolves of Wall Street

wolves of Wall Street is the plural of wolf of Wall Street.

Meaning of wolf of Wall Street

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

Questions about wolves of Wall Street

What is wolves of Wall Street the plural of?
Wolves of Wall Street is the plural of wolf of Wall Street.

Words near wolves of Wall Street in the dictionary

  1. wolves down
  2. wolves guarding the sheep
  3. wolves in a lamb's skin
  4. wolves in sheep's clothing
  5. wolves in wool
  6. wolves of Wall Street
  7. wolvess
  8. wolvesses
  9. Wolvey
  10. wolving
  11. wolving down

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