poor man's
English
Adjective
poor man's
- Cheaper than, simpler than, or inferior to.
- 1996, False Patriots: The Threat of Antigovernment Extremists:
- Saxon is author of the popular terrorist manual The Poor Man's James Bond, a handbook containing recipes for bombs, napalm and tear gas.
- 1999, Charles Leadbeater and Ian Christie, To Our Mutual Advantage:
- People do not want 'second best' self-help schemes, which are regarded as a poor man's version of the market.
- 2001, Graham Nelson, The Inform Designer's Manual:
- Much as the creators of Usenet called it “the poor man's ARPANET,” bulletin boards were a poor man's FTP.
- 2013, Jude Morgan, National Past Time: Kingpin Alley, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 6:
- Bowling is something everybody can do. It's a poor man's golf.
- 1996, False Patriots: The Threat of Antigovernment Extremists:
Usage notes
- Often used to describe a free or cheap alternative to a commodity.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- poor man's asparagus
- poor man's black velvet
- poor man's butter
- poor man's cake
- poor man's caviar
- poor man's copyright
- poor man's goose
- poor man's latte
- poor man's orchid
- poor man's pizza
- poor man's sauce
- poor man's steak
- poor man's Tiffany
- poor man's umbrella
- poor man's weatherglass
Translations
cheaper than or inferior to
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