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English
Etymology 1
Abbreviation of poverty or clipping of impoverished.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pov (comparative more pov, superlative most pov)
- (colloquial, Australian slang) Poor; impoverished; cheap.
1999 April 28, Gerard, “GAF clothes in Melbourne”, in aus.culture.gothic (Usenet):Phantazeum is still in existence, on Chapel Street (the more pov end, not the yuppy end) ...
2002 June 2, Marco Spaccavento, “Focus to start at $23k!”, in aus.cars (Usenet):Especially considering the most pov Astra is $18,990 and $20k gets you a fully loaded Pulsar...
Noun
pov (plural povs)
- (slang) A poor person; a pauper.
- 1997, South Park (animated TV series), "Starvin' Marvin" (episode)
- Well, mayor, it's based on the cash grab, but instead of money, the cans of food are blown around inside the capsule. The pov inside catches as many as he can to feed his family.
Etymology 2
Noun
pov (plural povs)
- Alternative letter-case form of POV (“point of view”)
Anagrams
Volapük
Noun
pov (nominative plural povs)
- (geography) pole
Declension
declension of pov
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
White Hmong
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *pənX (“to shoot”).
Pronunciation
Verb
pov
- to throw
References
- John Duffy, Writing from These Roots: Literacy in a Hmong-American Community →ISBN, 2007)