Low-rent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Low-rent is an adjective meaning (informal, derogatory) Low-quality, trashy.
Meaning
(informal, derogatory) Low-quality, trashy.
Example Sentences
Being called a "diner" may have once meant serving low-rent food, but today it's considered a compliment.
Billboards with a pink wash (a visual pun on La Vie en Rose?) featured words like “chic!” and looked low rent too.
That's a text book definition of low-rent hoochie mama if I ever saw it. Guarantee you she's got her tramp stamp across her hips.
You see what we're up against here. "Timecop," a low-rent "Terminator," is the kind of movie that is best not thought about at all, for that way madness lies.
Word Forms
- lower-rent
- lowest-rent
Synonyms for low-rent
Depending on context, synonyms include cruddy, low-grade, second-rate, ass, bad, base.
Antonyms for low-rent
Common opposites include high-rent.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include low-cost, place, trashy, poor, schlocky, raunchy.
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