"pov" meaning in English

See pov in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-pov.ogg [Australia] Forms: more pov [comparative], most pov [superlative]
Etymology: Abbreviation of poverty or clipping of impoverished. Etymology templates: {{m|en|poverty}} poverty, {{clipping|en|impoverished|nocap=1}} clipping of impoverished Head templates: {{en-adj}} pov (comparative more pov, superlative most pov)
  1. (colloquial, Australian slang) Poor; impoverished; cheap. Tags: Australian, colloquial, slang
    Sense id: en-pov-en-adj-ApPd2OOc Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 9 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: povvo
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-pov.ogg [Australia] Forms: povs [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviation of poverty or clipping of impoverished. Etymology templates: {{m|en|poverty}} poverty, {{clipping|en|impoverished|nocap=1}} clipping of impoverished Head templates: {{en-noun}} pov (plural povs)
  1. (slang) A poor person; a pauper. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-pov-en-noun-ANv1H7HK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: povvo
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: povs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pov (plural povs)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of POV (“point of view”) Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: POV (extra: point of view)
    Sense id: en-pov-en-noun-o4667Wi5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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