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- noun idiomatic an
exorbitant charge for a product or service
Etymologies
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First known in print in 1916 (Hobson's Choice, Harold Brighouse). Sometimes attributed to Window Tax.
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gangerh commented on the word daylight robbery
See window tax.
January 29, 2010