Poundland

English

Etymology 1

From pound (“British currency”) and -land, referring to the chain's original policy, later relaxed, of pricing all items at £1.

Proper noun

Poundland

1. (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (trademark) A British chain of pound shops.
2. (UK, informal, attributive) Designating something as low-quality or inferior.

   Synonyms: (UK) BTEC, (US, Canada) dollar-store, poor man's, (UK) pound-shop, (UK) Tesco Value, Wish.com

   • 2017 September 16, Benjamin Kentish, “Boris Johnson branded 'a Poundland Donald Trump' by Sir Vince Cable in row over 'glorious Brexit' article”, in The Independent‎^[1]:

     Sir Vince Cable has accused Boris Johnson of being a “Poundland Donald Trump”...

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Poundland

1. A hamlet west of Pinwherry, South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1787).