Bottom-shelf

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Cheap or low-quality. informal, not-comparable

    "a bottle of bottom-shelf wine"

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low-end

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"Ryder had a soft spot for off-brand soda, since that was what they'd had often when he was in charge, and they were living off a shoestring. Nothing wrong with bottom-shelf cereal and grape soda; not in his opinion."

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