Poundland
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Poundland¹
Where it comes from
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.
noun
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Designating something as low-quality or inferior.
Sir Vince Cable has accused Boris Johnson of being a “Poundland Donald Trump”...
Similar: BTEC, dollar-store, poor man's, pound-shop, Tesco Value, Wish.com
Poundland²
proper noun
- A hamlet west of Pinwherry, South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1787).
Talk about this word "Poundland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/poundland. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Poundland. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/poundland "Poundland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/poundland.Cite this
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title = {Poundland},
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