hand-me-down
adjective
1
: put in use by one person or group after being used, discarded, or handed down by another
hand-me-down clothes
hand-me-down anecdotes
2
: ready-made and usually cheap and shoddy
hand-me-down
noun
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In addition to the hand-me-down dress, Beatrice also wore the tiara Queen Elizabeth wore at her wedding.
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Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Oversized Furniture Guest rooms are the perfect spot for hand-me-down furniture.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
Unfortunately, using a hand-me-down vacuum without a HEPA filter will make matters worse.
—Lisa Wood Shapiro, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
Her uniforms were hand-me-downs from his older daughter.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Oversized Furniture Guest rooms are the perfect spot for hand-me-down furniture.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
Unfortunately, using a hand-me-down vacuum without a HEPA filter will make matters worse.
—Lisa Wood Shapiro, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
Her uniforms were hand-me-downs from his older daughter.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Hand-me-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand-me-down. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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