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Popularized in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1987).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A notional bank where favors (acts of goodwill in a relationship) are tallied up. Full definition →
Popularized in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1987).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.