Poundland

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Designating something as low-quality or inferior. UK, attributive, informal, uncountable

    "Sir Vince Cable has accused Boris Johnson of being a “Poundland Donald Trump”..."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A hamlet west of Pinwherry, South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1787).

Example

More examples

"Sir Vince Cable has accused Boris Johnson of being a “Poundland Donald Trump”..."

Etymology

From the name of the British pound shop chain Poundland, which is in turn from pound + -land, named for its original policy, later relaxed, of pricing all items at £1.

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