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low-rent

[loh-rent]
–adjective
Informal. second-rate; bargain-basement.

Origin:
1975–80
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low-rent   (lō'rěnt')
adj.   Informal
  1. Having inexpensive rent: a low-rent apartment.

  2. Of low social status or moral character: "Steve Buscemi ... may play low-rent, amoral types—hit men, weasels, snivelers—but ... he's more complicated than that" (Richard Leiby).

  3. Lacking taste or refinement: a low-rent television drama.

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