HAND-ME-DOWN


Meaning of HAND-ME-DOWN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhan(d)-mē-ˌdau̇n ]

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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.