Meaning of povo | Babel Free

Definitions

Poor, penniless.

Australia, British, derogatory, slang

Examples

“She went to some povo school down the street.”

“This is where, 30 years ago, the docking industry was destroyed, leading to one of the lengthiest industrial disputes in British history, causing a 20 per cent unemployment rate and casting Liverpool as a "povo city" (the jobless rate now stands at a respectable 4 per cent.)”

“And he's really adorbs. I've been spending time with him and his community in this really povo area in the Western suburbs [sc. of Sydney]. I've been like reading to him and just chilling and stuff. It's legit a seriously tragic environment.”

“The school wasn’t exclusively populated by the children of haughty elitists who wanted their baby geniuses shielded from povo “flat rats” either, (although I suspect there was a bit of that). Many wonderful, open minded people sent their children there, including middle class families who struggled financially to secure that promised leg up in life.”

“It feels “weirdly liberating” for him to now have thousands of people commenting under his videos about how they’re proud to be povvo.”

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