Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bottom-shelf

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: bot-tom-shelf
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Cheap or low-quality.

Informal

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."

Usage

Informal

Synonyms

affordable brand X cheap and nasty coffee-and bargainous budget cheap cheapie cheapo cheesy competitive dime a dozen

Questions

What does bottom-shelf mean?: Cheap or low-quality.

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