"handyman's special" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: handyman's specials [plural], handyman special [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} handyman's special (plural handyman's specials)
  1. (realty, advertising, euphemistic) A house that needs considerable renovation and whose owner will only be satisfied if he is a handyman with considerable spare time. Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Advertising Related terms: fixer-upper
    Sense id: en-handyman's_special-en-noun-Y-GYAIBG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: advertising, business, marketing

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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