Philadelphia lawyers

noun

plural of Philadelphia lawyer
as in ambulance chasers

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  1. lawyers
  2. shysters
Noun
  • This includes legal threats that Theranos’ lawyers leveled against him as well as against two of his sources, Tyler Shultz and Erika Cheung.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The outlet also reported that Marshall's lawyers sought arrest warrants for at least 81 patients who missed their court dates.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of lawyers
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  • The despicable Lindsay Clancy lawyer, using a repulsive alternative defense, shows the egregious chutzpah some shysters resort to to get a client off.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The bubble-ists think that the Coreweave people are hopeless dreamers at best and shysters at worst.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Definition of shysters
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“Philadelphia lawyers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Philadelphia%20lawyers. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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