piece of goods
piece of goods noun: a person, especially one with undesirable flaws or other notable characteristics.
Noun
piece of goods (plural pieces of goods)
- A person, especially one with undesirable flaws or other notable characteristics.
- 'Well, upon my word,' exclaimed the father, taking the pipe from his mouth, and staring aghast at his daughter in a stupor of indignant surprise, 'you're a pretty article; you're a nice piece of goods for a man to bring up and waste his substance upon […]1871, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Fenton's Quest
- Now that you're inviting Mr Dutch Vangoor to dinner I can give a straightish guess. You needn't trouble, sir. I'm keeping an observant eye on that identical piece of goods myself.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see piece, of, goods.
- Usually a silk salesman, a man is accustomed to take his piece of goods and handle them, and roll them out and show them to his customers, […]1889, N.Y. Supreme Court General Term, page 34
Forms of piece of goods
| plural | pieces of goods |
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Questions about piece of goods
- What does piece of goods mean?
- Piece of goods means a person, especially one with undesirable flaws or other notable characteristics.
- What part of speech is piece of goods?
- Piece of goods is a noun.
- What is the plural of piece of goods?
- The plural of piece of goods is pieces of goods.
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