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- initialism Alternative form of
POV . - adjective colloquial, Australia
Poor ;impoverished ;cheap .
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Abbreviation of poverty or impoverished.
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plethora commented on the word pov
From impoverished.
As in: "I can't come to the movies, I'm too pov."
July 27, 2008
bestiary commented on the word pov
so, is this the slightly (slightly) grown-up answer to "you so po' you couldn't afford the r?"
July 27, 2008
bilby commented on the word pov
I don't really get this, but anyway, here it is:
"As a staple part of the media diet for the past fortnight, phone hacking has offered up a veritable feast of revelations, denials and resignations. But one other culinary-linguistic dish has also been served regularly: povs (popular orange vegetables).
Synonymous phrases bordering on the absurd, povs are often used by writers to avoid the repetition of nouns. Lexicographer HW Fowler called such a device an attempt to introduce 'elegant variation' into text. The original pov came in a story about the health benefits of eating carrots, which indeed referred to them as 'the popular orange vegetables' in a bid to avoid repetition."
- Is it OK to call Rebekah Brooks 'the flame-headed one'?, guardian.co.uk, 25 July 2011.
December 21, 2012
hernesheir commented on the word pov
Great catch, bilby!
December 21, 2012