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Paul Blart
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English
Etymology
From the titular character of the Paul Blart: Mall Cop series of movies.
Noun
en retail informal American A mall security guard, especially one considered self-serious or hostile.
en TheDamnMushroom https://www.flickr.com/photos/thedamnmushroom/3553515230/ dead mall 1 Flickr.com 2009-05-22 So within a couple minutes of my walking up to the inner fence (there's a short outer one to keep cars out which doesn't continue to the dirt) Paul Blart himself showed up to tell me to back off! https://web.archive.org/web/20250427141110/https://www.flickr.com/photos/thedamnmushroom/3553515230/ 27 April 2025
en 2018-07-21 deadmalls 9356xu Regal Cinemas at St Louis Mills. The only real draw for the mall now a days. And even then, Paul Blart would likely be occupied with stopping the kids who were skateboarding through THE MALL CONCOURSE! https://web.archive.org/web/20241227135804/https://www.reddit.com/r/deadmalls/comments/9356xu/regal_cinemas_at_st_louis_mills_the_only_real/ 27 December 2024
en Crankbait https://carolinafirearmsforum.com/index.php?threads/the-malls-are-dead.153489/page-2 Carolina Firearms Forum 2023-12-12 I saw one fat Paul Blart and one police officer https://web.archive.org/web/20240606232408/https://carolinafirearmsforum.com/index.php?threads/the-malls-are-dead.153489/page-2 6 June 2024