Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paul blart

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: paul blart
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mall security guard, especially one considered self-serious or hostile.

American usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"So within a couple minutes of my walking up to the inner fence (there's a short outer one to keep cars out which doesn't continue to the dirt) Paul Blart himself showed up to tell me to back off!"
"And even then, Paul Blart would likely be occupied with stopping the kids who were skateboarding through THE MALL CONCOURSE!"
"I saw one fat Paul Blart and one police officer"

Etymology

From the titular character of the Paul Blart: Mall Cop series of movies.

Usage

American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

Paul Blarts (plural)

Questions

What does paul blart mean?: A mall security guard, especially one considered self-serious or hostile.
Where does paul blart come from?: From the titular character of the Paul Blart: Mall Cop series of movies.

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