Garage Mahal

English

Etymology

Blend of garage +‎ Taj Mahal

Noun

Garage Mahal (plural Garage Mahals)

1. (US, informal) A very large and luxurious garage (storage area for cars etc.).
   • 2003, Pamela Hackett Hobson, The Bronxville Book Club, page 126:

     She remembered reading an article a few years ago in the New York Times that noted that several “Garage Mahals” had been built in Bronxville.

   • 2008 August, Orange Coast Magazine, page 72:

     He recently created a garage mahal to house a Seal Beach client's large collection of "man-goodies," but at the same time, Porter says, it's no longer uncommon to find a plasma TV next to a workbench.

   • 2009, Hank Stuever, Tinsel: A Search for America's Christmas Present, page 21:

     […] those red-brick or limestone-covered mini castles with Rapunzel-ready turrets in front and gabled porte-cochères leading to Garage Mahals.

   • 2011, Ben Stein, Phil DeMuth, The Little Book of Alternative Investments, page 78:

     But even if you have a garage mahal, it is not going to be practical for you to store bales of cotton and bushels of corn.