Low-rent

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

(informal, derogatory) Low-quality, trashy..

Example Sentences

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.

Hollinghurst's debut novel, The Swimming Pool Library (1988), was lauded for its startling conflation of high literary style and low-rent sex, and presented an eye-opening trawl through the London gay scene, from private clubs to public toilets, in the laconic tone of a latter-day Henry James.

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.

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.

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• lower-rent
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