nail house

English

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 釘子戶／钉子户 (dīngzihù).

Noun

nail house (plural nail houses)

  1. A private home whose owner refuses to move to clear way for new real estate developments despite offers of small monetary sums from a private developer or expropriation attempts by the government.

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