low-rent (lōrĕnt)
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Tweet 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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