Another way to say “cheap”
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A regional British dialect name for the lumpfish or lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus), a stumpy, disc-footed fish found in North Atlantic coastal waters. Its adhesive pelvic disc allows it to cling to rocks. The roe is often sold as an inexpensive alternative to caviar. The colourful dialect name reflects the fish's comical, paddle-like appearance.
Hindi name for chickling vetch (Lathyrus sativus), a drought-resistant legume grown across South Asia and East Africa. Cheap and hardy, it was historically a famine food, but overconsumption causes lathyrism, a crippling neurological condition. India banned its sale for human consumption in 1961, though the ban has been inconsistently enforced.
In India, a balwadi is a low-cost community preschool — think of it as a neighbourhood nursery run on a shoestring where kids get their first taste of learning before formal school kicks in. Often government-funded or NGO-run, balwadis serve children aged three to six in rural and urban working-class communities. The word carries warmth: it's where millions of Indian kids learned to count, sing, and colour before anything else.
US colloquial term for a cheap, low-end diner or eating house — the kind of place that serves basic, unpretentious food at low prices. The word was common in 20th century American slang and suggests greasy-spoon territory. Still understood but somewhat dated.
An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.
(slang) Cheap; inexpensive; of low quality.
(India, informal) A person who finds quick, clever, or low-cost solutions to problems using limited resources; a life-hacker or resourceful fixer.