skinnyscraper en · NOUN
Etymology
From skinny + -scraper.
Meanings
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(informal) An extremely narrow skyscraper; a pencil tower.
The city centre-Salford border is set to be home to another 'skinnyscraper' as developers eke out every available slice of land.
2023 August 29, Ethan Davies, “Developers squeeze every slice of land with 'skinnyscraper' plans”, in Manchester Evening News, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2024:For the first time since the Manhattan skinnyscraper called Steinway Tower opened for occupancy a year ago, a full floor in the glassy condominium is available for rent — for $75,000 a month.
2023 June 12, Joyce Cohen, “Rent this luxe apartment in the world's skinniest tower for $75K/month”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2023:The future was the privatisation of the sky and a transfer from corporate power to individual wealth, the visual manifestation of the 0.1 per cent. It was a catwalk of anorexic skinnyscrapers by the equivalents of haute-couture designers — the built manifestations of Tom Wolfe's "social X-rays".
2015 September 11, Edwin Heathcote, “How celebrity architects are transforming New York’s skyline”, in Financial Times, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| skinnyscrapers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |