Poundland
name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 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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