marzipan layer

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English

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Etymology

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by analogy with the layer of marzipan below the icing on a Christmas cake

Pronunciation

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Noun

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marzipan layer (plural marzipan layers)

  1. (British, slang, finance) stockbroking executives immediately below the partners in a firm
  2. (by extension) all those just below the highest echelon in any sphere