Home Depot en · NOUN
Etymology
The common noun follows from the proper noun.
Meanings
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(broadly) A place where a shopper can find everything related to a particular field.
As such, this building is literally like a Home Depot of services!
2004, Christopher Eldridge, Conceptual Communal Home Design, page 113:The room itself was no larger than an ordinary living room, but it appeared to be a Home Depot of modern weaponry.
2003, Loren D. Estleman, Something Borrowed, Something Black, page 89:The media, which bombard us with TV shows, movies, catalogs, ads, and magazines, serve as a kind of Home Depot of personas to draw from and put on.
2004, Susan Douglas, Meredith W. Michaels, The Mommy Myth: The Idealization of Motherhood and how it Has Undermined Women, page 19:It's almost like a Home Depot model for a church. You go in, get what you need, and leave.
2006, Andrew Beaujon, Body Piercing Saved My Life: Inside the Phenomenon of Christian Rock, page 113:She told me her name was Zola, took hold of my elbow, and guided me into the store, which turned out to be a veritable Home Depot for New Agers.
1995, Jane Heller, Crystal Clear, page 85:This is the Home Depot of sex toys sites: It has all the basics, an enormous range of models and styles, and tips on building your own.
2006, Violet Blue, The Adventurous Couple's Guide to Sex Toys, page 99:First, you just don't go down to the radioactive material center, like a Home Depot, and get some nuclear material.
2007, W. j. Caniano, The Powers That Be: America's Dirtiest Secrets, page 97:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Depots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (2)
fi tavaratalo (shop for everything in a particular field) · fi kodintavaratalo (shop for everything in a particular field)