povvo

English

Etymology

Probably poverty +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

povvo (comparative more povvo, superlative most povvo)

1. (slang) Poor, penniless.
   • 2024 April 7, Eleanor Morgan, “Are you rich and ridiculous? TikTok comedian Shabaz Ali has you in his sights”, in The Observer‎^[1], →ISSN:

     It feels “weirdly liberating” for him to now have thousands of people commenting under his videos about how they’re proud to be povvo.

Noun

povvo (plural povvos)

1. (slang) One who is poor, a pauper.

Synonyms

• pov