Meaning of skinnyscraper | Babel Free

Definitions

An extremely narrow skyscraper; a pencil tower.

informal

Examples

“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".”

“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.”

“The city centre-Salford border⟳ is set⟳ to be home to another 'skinnyscraper' as developers eke out every available slice of land⟳.”

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