Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wish.com

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wish.-com
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used to denote that something is low-quality or an inferior copy.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"When I sit and watch Insidious, I cannot help but smile at the Wish.com version of Darth Maul whom I am supposed to tremble at the sight of."
"I feel like this concept is the Wish.com version of reincarnation."
"But ultimately, it's the Wish.com version of a David Lean epic, partway between a pound-shop Kwai and a half-decent episode of Columbo, […]"

Etymology

From the domain name of the e-commerce platform Wish, because many poor-quality and counterfeit goods have been sold on it, itself from wish + .com (created as an application that allowed shoppers to create wish lists of their favorite products before matching them with merchants).

Usage

Synonyms

BTEC dollar-store Netflix adaptation poor man's Poundland pound-shop Temu Tesco Value

Questions

What does wish.com mean?: Used to denote that something is low-quality or an inferior copy.
Where does wish.com come from?: From the domain name of the e-commerce platform Wish, because many poor-quality and counterfeit goods have been sold on it, itself from wish + .com (created as an application that allowed shoppers to create wish lists of their favorite products before matching them with merchants).

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