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Poundland en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (UK, attributive, informal, uncountable) Designating something as low-quality or inferior.
    • Sir Vince Cable has accused Boris Johnson of being a “Poundland Donald Trump”... 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:

Synonyms

dollar-store · poor man's · BTEC · pound-shop · Wish.com · Tesco Value

Poundland en · PROPN · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. A hamlet west of Pinwherry, South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1787).