hand-me-down
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adjective \ˈhan(d)-mē-ˌdau̇n\Definition of HAND-ME-DOWN
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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1827
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