Garage Mahal
English
Etymology
Blend of garage + Taj Mahal
Noun
Garage Mahal (plural Garage Mahals)
- (US, informal) A very large and luxurious garage (storage area for cars etc.).
- 2003, Pamela Hackett Hobson, The Bronxville Book Club (page 126)
- She remembered reading an article a few years ago in the New York Times that noted that several “Garage Mahals” had been built in Bronxville.
- 2008 August, Orange Coast Magazine (page 72)
- He recently created a garage mahal to house a Seal Beach client's large collection of "man-goodies," but at the same time, Porter says, it's no longer uncommon to find a plasma TV next to a workbench.
- 2009, Hank Stuever, Tinsel: A Search for America's Christmas Present (page 21)
- […] those red-brick or limestone-covered mini castles with Rapunzel-ready turrets in front and gabled porte-cochères leading to Garage Mahals.
- 2011, Ben Stein, Phil DeMuth, The Little Book of Alternative Investments (page 78)
- But even if you have a garage mahal, it is not going to be practical for you to store bales of cotton and bushels of corn.
- 2003, Pamela Hackett Hobson, The Bronxville Book Club (page 126)