Phrase guide

poor man's

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Cheaper than, simpler than, a low-quality version of, or inferior to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: BTEC, dollar-store, Poundland, pound-shop, Tesco Value, Wish.com, cheapie, cullionly, daddocky, inferior, less than, nonsuperior, poor man's, second best, suckworthy, sucky, streets behind, ticky-tacky, ass, bad, base, below par, bottom-shelf, bum, cheap, cheap and nasty, cheapshit, cheesy, chintzy, coffee-and, crap, crappo, crappy, craptastic, crapperific, craptabulous, craptacular, cruddy, crummy, dogwater, drecky, flimsy, fourth-rate, gash, garbage, god-awful, lousy, low, low-grade, low-quality, low-rent, made in China, mid, naughty, one-star, poor, punk, rinky-dink, ropy, rubbish, sad, schlocky, scrubby, second-rate, shoddy, slazy, slight, slim, subpar, shit, shite, shitty, substandard, tenth-rate, third-rate, tin-pot, trash, trashy, under par, woeful, wretched

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: köyhän miehen — cheaper than or inferior to
  • French: du pauvre — cheaper than or inferior to
  • French: sous- — cheaper than or inferior to
  • German: Armeleute- — cheaper than or inferior to
  • Swedish: fattigmans- — cheaper than or inferior to