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Poundland

Poundland noun: designating something as low-quality or inferior.

Noun

Poundland (uncountable)

  1. (UK, attributive, informal) Designating something as low-quality or inferior.
    • Sir Vince Cable has accused Boris Johnson of being a “Poundland Donald Trump”...2017 September 16, Benjamin Kentish, “Boris Johnson branded 'a Poundland Donald Trump' by Sir Vince Cable in row over 'glorious Brexit' article”, in The Independent

Proper noun

Poundland

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

Synonyms of Poundland

Origin of Poundland

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.

Questions about Poundland

What does Poundland mean?
Poundland means designating something as low-quality or inferior.
What part of speech is Poundland?
Poundland can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Poundland in the dictionary

  1. pounding the pavement
  2. poundingly
  3. poundings
  4. poundkeeper
  5. poundkeepers
  6. Poundland
  7. poundless
  8. Poundlike
  9. poundmaker
  10. poundmakers
  11. poundman

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