Parish-pump

//ˈpæɹɪʃ ˌpʌmp// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of local interest or significance only; petty, parochial. UK, dated, derogatory, figuratively, not-comparable, often

    "parish pump politics    parish-pump squabbles"

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"parish pump politics    parish-pump squabbles"

Etymology

From parish + pump, the attributive form of parish pump, alluding to its use as a place where members of a parish meet and talk to each other.

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