Meanings
Poundland1
- UKattributiveinformaluncountableDesignating 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 IndependentSynonyms: BTEC, dollar-store, poor man's, pound-shop, Tesco Value, Wish.com
Poundland2
- A hamlet west of Pinwherry, South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1787).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounDesignating something as low-quality or inferior.
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Poundland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poundland
“Poundland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poundland. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Poundland,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poundland.
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