dollar-store
Definitions
Synonym of pound-shop: used to denote that something is low-quality or an inferior copy.
Canada, US, attributive
Examples
“Near-synonym: ten-cent”
“Once, I thought I saw⟳ her, but it was only another girl, with an East German guy, in the same dollar-store dress she’d worn for my camera.”
“Weave tracks askew, postpregnancy bellies pushing dollar-store seams, they look⟳ a hot mess.”
“We may cost⟳ a buck from the box but we don’t put⟳ out dollar store journalism.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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