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Rink rat

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1925, OED Evaluation: N. Amer. colloq.

a young person who spends a great deal of leisure time at a rink; spec. a young person who seeks casual work at an ice (or occasionally roller) rink in return for free admission, etc.

ExampleMeaning
Yeah, I was at a rink rat, I used to be-
a young person who spends a great deal of leisure time at a rink
ExampleMeaning
And, ah, had a rink down, way down there by the- by the lakeshore. And I used to be what you call a rink-rat.
a young person who spends a great deal of leisure time at a rink
ExampleMeaning
And I was a rink-rat at one time
a young person who spends a great deal of leisure time at a rink