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marzipan layer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
marzi-pan lay-er
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The stockbroking executives immediately below the partners in a firm.

British usage; Slang

noun

All those just below the highest echelon in any sphere.

Etymology

By analogy with the layer of marzipan below the icing on a Christmas cake.

Usage

Inflected Forms

marzipan layers (plural)

Synonyms

marzipan set

Questions

What does marzipan layer mean?
The stockbroking executives immediately below the partners in a firm.
Where does marzipan layer come from?
By analogy with the layer of marzipan below the icing on a Christmas cake.

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