mall rat

noun

1. rat ( def 5 ).

mall rat

/ mɔːl /

noun

1. slang.
   a youngster who spends much of his or her time in shopping malls

Example Sentences

The term “mall rat” was crafted in 1982 in the Chicago Sun-Times, per the Oxford English Dictionary.

From Los Angeles Times

It was where kids stocked up on the latest fashions and roamed in packs after school, spawning the term “mall rat.”

From Los Angeles Times

Yes, I was a teenage mall rat.

From Seattle Times

When the camera pans up, he's pointing to a Sbarro — a pizza chain that once occupied a slot at the top of the mall rat food pyramid.

From Salon

Mall rat culture meets government conspiracy and otherworldly evil in the new, eight-episode season.

From Los Angeles Times