Poundland

English

Etymology 1

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

Poundland (uncountable)

  1. (UK, informal, attributive) Designating something as low-quality or inferior.
    Synonyms: (UK) BTEC, (US, Canada) dollar-store, poor man's, (UK) pound-shop, (UK) Tesco Value, Wish.com
    • 2017 September 16, Benjamin Kentish, “Boris Johnson branded 'a Poundland Donald Trump' by Sir Vince Cable in row over 'glorious Brexit' article”, in The Independent‎[1]:
      Sir Vince Cable has accused Boris Johnson of being a “Poundland Donald Trump”...

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Poundland

  1. A hamlet west of Pinwherry, South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1787). [1]

References

  1. ^ List of United Kingdom locations: Po-Poz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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