Poundland
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom pound (“British currency”) and -land, referring to the chain's original policy, later relaxed, of pricing all items at £1.
Proper noun
editPoundland
- (Should we delete(+) this sense?) (trademark) A British chain of pound shops.
- (UK, informal, attributive) Designating something as low-quality or inferior.
- Synonyms: (UK) BTEC, (US, Canada) dollar-store, poor man's, (UK) pound-shop, (UK) Tesco Value, Wish.com
- 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[1]:
- Sir Vince Cable has accused Boris Johnson of being a “Poundland Donald Trump”...
Etymology 2
editProper noun
editPoundland
References
edit- ^ List of United Kingdom locations: Po-Poz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia