Bottom-shelf
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Bottom-shelf is an adjective meaning (informal) Cheap or low-quality.
Meaning
(informal) Cheap or low-quality.
Example Sentences
a bottle of bottom-shelf wine
Ryder had a soft spot for off-brand soda, since that was what they'd had often when he was in charge, and they were living off a shoestring. Nothing wrong with bottom-shelf cereal and grape soda; not in his opinion.
2019, Todd Wagner: 30-Minute Overview of Come and See Instead of trusting that God's plan for us is what we desire, we try to find fulfillment in the "bottom-shelf candy" of compromise or isolation that seems right to us.
Synonyms for bottom-shelf
Depending on context, synonyms include affordable, coffee-and, bargainous, budget, cheap, cheapie.
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