"paper house" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-paper house.ogg [Australia] Forms: paper houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} paper house (plural paper houses)
  1. (slang, dated) An audience composed of people who have come in on free passes. Tags: dated, slang Related terms: paper the house
    Sense id: en-paper_house-en-noun-sj6PH9JG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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