ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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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