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Sound
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name
A hamlet west of Pinwherry, South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1787).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Designating something as low-quality or inferior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, attributive, informal, uncountable
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Synonyms: BTEC, dollar-store, poor man's, pound-shop, Tesco Value, Wish.com
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
