HAND-ME-DOWN


Meaning of HAND-ME-DOWN in English

Pronunciation: ' han(d)-m ē - ˌ dau ̇ n

Function: adjective

Date: 1827

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.