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Claytons

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Claytons¹

Where it comes from

From a non-alcoholic drink called Claytons named after the Clayton brothers and promoted in Australia and New Zealand in the 1980s as “the drink you have when you′re not having a drink”. The drink itself did not impress consumers and is now all but forgotten.

adjective

  1. Australia, New Zealand, informal, not comparable Inferior substitute, unsatisfactory compromise, or ersatz. Cheer up bro, it was a Claytons test anyway.

Claytons²

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Clayton

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"Claytons." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/claytons. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Claytons. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/claytons

Chicago

"Claytons." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/claytons.

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@misc{claytons_2026,
  title = {Claytons},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/claytons},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}