marzipan layer
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
by analogy with the layer of marzipan below the icing on a Christmas cake
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
marzipan layer (plural marzipan layers)
- (British, slang, finance) stockbroking executives immediately below the partners in a firm
- (by extension) all those just below the highest echelon in any sphere