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palace politics

The relationships, interactions, designs, and inner workings of the top members of a political organization (not necessarily of a monarchy or empire). Used especially in relation to internal rivalry, plotting, double crossing, etc. The country has faced its fair share of problems since shaking off the dictatorship, not the least of which being the intense palace politics of the newly formed government.

See also: palace, politics

gin mill

and gin dive and gin palace

n. a saloon; a low liquor establishment. (Older.) Fred hit every gin mill on the way home. The joint looks like a gin dive. I’m not going in there!

See also: gin, mill

gin palace

verb

See gin mill

See also: gin, palace

ice palace

n. a jewelry store. (From ice.) What do they sell in that ice palace that you could afford to buy?

See also: ice, palace

ptomaine-domain

and ptomaine-palace (ˈtoˈmen...)

n. any institutional dining facility; a mess hall; a cafeteria. Welcome to the ptomaine-domain. Help yourself to some mystery meat. Time to go over to the ptomaine-palace and eat—if you can call it that.

ptomaine-palace

verb

See ptomaine-domain