gnome of Zurich

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gnome of Zurich (plural gnomes of Zurich)

  1. Alternative form of gnome of Zürich
    • 2011 November 19, “Voters versus creditors”, in The Economist[1], →ISSN:
      Politicians have often cursed the markets. Harold Wilson, a British prime minister, used to fulminate against the “gnomes of Zurich” who speculated against the pound.