Paul Blart

English

Etymology

From the titular character of the Paul Blart: Mall Cop series of movies

Noun

Paul Blart (plural Paul Blarts)

1. (retail, informal, US) A mall security guard, especially one considered self-serious or hostile.
   • 2009 May 22, TheDamnMushroom, “dead mall 1”, in Flickr.com‎^[1]:

     So within a couple minutes of my walking up to the inner fence (there's a short outer one to keep cars out which doesn't continue to the dirt) Paul Blart himself showed up to tell me to back off!

   • 2018 July 21, “Regal Cinemas at St Louis Mills. The only real draw for the mall now a days.”, in Reddit‎^[2]:

     And even then, Paul Blart would likely be occupied with stopping the kids who were skateboarding through THE MALL CONCOURSE!

   • 2023 December 12, Crankbait, Carolina Firearms Forum‎^[3]:

     I saw one fat Paul Blart and one police officer