hand-me-down
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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
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hand-me-down
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English Language Learners Definition of hand-me-down
: owned or used by someone else before you
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