parish-pump
English edit
Etymology edit
Attributive form of parish pump.
Adjective edit
parish-pump
- (UK, dated, derogatory, figurative) parochial, of local interest only; petty
- parish pump politics
- parish-pump squabbles
Usage notes edit
- Not a real adjective, but a noun used attributively.
Further reading edit
- “parish-pump”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “parish-pump”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “parish-pump”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “parish-pump” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.