Standard Lemma guide

Claytons

adj · name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Inferior substitute, unsatisfactory compromise, or ersatz.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, informal, not-comparable

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name

Meaning 2

plural of Clayton

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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History

Etymology

From a non-alcoholic drink called Claytons named after the Clayton brothers and promoted in Australia and New Zealand in the 1980s as “the drink you have when you′re not having a drink”. The drink itself did not impress consumers and is now all but forgotten.

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