pov
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Abbreviation of poverty or clipping of impoverished.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (AU) (file)
Adjective edit
pov (comparative more pov, superlative most pov)
- (colloquial, Australian slang) Poor; impoverished; cheap.
- 1999 April 28, Gerard, “GAF clothes in Melbourne”, in aus.culture.gothic (Usenet):
- Phantazeum is still in existence, on Chapel Street (the more pov end, not the yuppy end) ...
- 2002 June 2, Marco Spaccavento, “Focus to start at $23k!”, in aus.cars (Usenet):
- Especially considering the most pov Astra is $18,990 and $20k gets you a fully loaded Pulsar...
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
pov (plural povs)
- (slang) A poor person; a pauper.
- 1997, South Park (animated TV series), "Starvin' Marvin" (episode)
- Well, mayor, it's based on the cash grab, but instead of money, the cans of food are blown around inside the capsule. The pov inside catches as many as he can to feed his family.
- 1997, South Park (animated TV series), "Starvin' Marvin" (episode)
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
pov (plural povs)
- Alternative letter-case form of POV (“point of view”)
Anagrams edit
Volapük edit
Noun edit
pov (nominative plural povs)
Declension edit
White Hmong edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *pənX (“to shoot”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
pov
- to throw
References edit
- John Duffy, Writing from These Roots: Literacy in a Hmong-American Community →ISBN, 2007)